Run, sail, or hide? How to survive the destruction of Pompeii - Gary Devore Flashcards

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eager

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verb eager to do or have something; wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable: ``` syn: adj. anxious, enthusiastic; ambitious greedy hungry impatient keen restless thirsty ```

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ADJ worried ``` syn: adj. worried, tense; afraid apprehensive careful concerned distressed fearful fidgety jittery nervous restless scared uneasy uptight ``` ``` ADJ Eager enthusiastic impatient keen thirsty ```

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ADJ eager to do or have something ``` syn: adj. interested, excited; anxious ardent avid concerned eager earnest exuberant fanatical fervent forceful keen passionate pleased rabid rhapsodic vigorous warm willing zealous ```

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1. Literally, to tie one's hands and feet together. | 2. By extension, to cause one to feel trapped in a daunting situation.

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ADJ loud ``` adj. very loud; blaring noisy ringing roaring rowdy thunderous vociferous ```

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verb to accept or continue in a situation that is difficult or unpleasant syn: verb hold tightly in one's arms; verb include in one's beliefs; take into account; ``` accept adopt deal with embody espouse have receive take advantage of take up welcome ```

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verb to make a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness: ``` syn: verb moan, complain; cry grumble murmur sigh ``` ``` noun moan, complaint; grunt sigh sob whine ```

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Noun broken or torn pieces of something larger: ``` syn: noun litter, waste detritus junk remains rubbish rubble trash wreck wreckage ```

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noun a large group of insects all moving together: ``` syn: noun large, moving group; bevy flock herd horde mob throng ``` ``` verb move forward as a group; congregate crawl flock gather overrun stream teem throng ```

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เป็นถนนสายหลักหรือทางตอนกลางของทิศเหนือ - ทิศใต้ ของละตินเมืองโบราณ

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to walk taking slow steps, as if your feet are heavy

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verb to walk through water ``` syn: verb plod, often through water; bathe paddle splash stumble trek ```

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to be full of

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to move closer to other people because you are cold or frightened

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under something

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``` verb to reduce or be reduced in size or importance: syn: verb become or cause to be less; abate curtail decline decrease dwindle ebb lessen lower recede reduce shrink slacken subside temper wane weaken ``` verb belittle; detract from minimize

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to fall down or collapse, often noisily. When the tree crashed down in the woods, it woke us all up. 2. By extension, to result in disaster or lose all stability amidst drastic problems.

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adj Something, especially a gas or other substance, that is noxious is poisonous or very harmful: ``` syn: adj. deadly, injurious corrupting destructive fetid harmful pernicious poisonous putrid toxic unhealthy virulent ```

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verb | to move in a way similar to large waves

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verb to go down onto the ground suddenly syn: noun downfall, breakdown;

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adj a burning building, vehicle, etc. syn: adj. on fire; afire aflame adj. very excited; afire adj. brightly illuminated; aflame aglow

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adj containing or similar to sulphur (= a pale yellow chemical element): A sulphurous smell filled the air. Wafts of sulphurous fumes were coming from the volcano.

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verb If something will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move: syn: verb dislodge from staid position; bend

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verb to remove something or someone, especially by force, from a fixed position: ``` syn: verb knock loose; displace eject evict extricate force out oust remove uproot ```

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adj serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned: ``` syn: adj. restrained, set; decorous dignified sedate sober solemn somber stuffy ```

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adv | a little:

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verb to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak: ``` syn: noun spark, glimmer; ver bsparkle, flutter; blare blink flare flash flit gleam glimmer glint glitter glow hover quiver shimmer tremble twinkle waver ```

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verb to shine with a weak light or a light that is not continuous: ``` syn: noun flash, sparkle; flicker gleam glint glow hint inkling ray twinkle ``` ``` verb sparkle; flicker gleam glint glisten shimmer twinkle ```

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to become separated suddenly because of great force syn: swerve;

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verb to change direction, especially suddenly: syn: verb turn aside, often to avoid collision;

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verb to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely: ``` syn: verb destroy; annihilate exterminate obliterate slaughter wipe out ```

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adj causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness: ``` syn: adj. affecting, painful; bitter disturbing emotional heartbreaking heartrending moving passionate pathetic sad sentimental touching ``` adj. sharp, bitter; biting caustic sarcastic

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verb to see something ``` syn: noun brief look; flash glance impression peek sight sighting ``` verb look briefly; check out peek

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verb to spoil something; ``` syn: noun situation of devastation; bankruptcy collapse demolition destruction extinction insolvency wreck wreckage ``` ``` verb devastate, destroy; bankrupt crush decimate demolish deplete exhaust impoverish injure mar overwhelm raze shatter spoil wipe out wrack wreck ```

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verb | to destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage

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noun a person who comes from somewhere in a country outside its capital city syn: adj. countrified; limited; local rural