Reading Flashcards Lessons 10-12 Flashcards by Eric Speelman | Brainscape

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v. to consider something carefully and in detail

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deliberate

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adj. amazed or astonished completely

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flabbergasted

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v. to burn the surface of something

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scorch

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adj. afraid that something bad will happen

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apprehensive

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v. to cringe or move backward in fear

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cower

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v. to admit or acknowledge something

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concede

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v. arouse someone’s interest

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pique

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adj. royal, especially grand

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regal

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v. to call people together for a formal meeting

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convene

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adj. very fierce or savage

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ferocious

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adj. bare of vegetation

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barren

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adj. setting an admirable example

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exemplary

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adj. very beautiful & delicate

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exquisite

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adj. unusually excellent or strange

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extraordinary

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adj. not worth taking seriously

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frivolous

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adj. lower in quality or value

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inferior

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adj. at or close to the lowest acceptable limit

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marginal

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adj. of little importance

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petty

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adj. excellent, highest quality

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superb

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adj. lacking in seriousness, importance, or value

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trivial

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v. to spoil or mar the appearance of

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deface

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adj. having flaws or imperfections; imperfect

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defective

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v. to put off or postpone

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defer

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n. a condition of being improperly formed

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deformity

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v. to lower in quality, character, or dignity

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degrade

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v. to remove or lose water or moisture from; dry

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dehydrate

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v. to speak against publicly; to accuse

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denounce

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v. to use up; decrease the amount of

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deplete

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v. to take away; to keep from having

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deprive

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n. something that prevents or discourages someone from something

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deterrent