the wave english vocab Flashcards
(58 cards)
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atrocities
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brutal acts
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dexterity
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agility
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documentary
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dramatic film of an actual event
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espoused
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adopted a cause
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heinous
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abominable; hateful
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perpetual
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continuing forever
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psychopath
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person with a serious mental disorder
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shard
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fragment
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intrigued
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fascinated
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exasperation
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annoyance
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wistful
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desirous
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offended
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insulted
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engrossed
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absorbed
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incessant
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continuous
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mesmerize
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hypnotize
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accentuate
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emphasize
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Eerie
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weird
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exhilarating
A
uplifting
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astute
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aware
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pretense
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appearance
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contagious
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infectious, catching.
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intimidate
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frighten
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unison
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together as one
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detrimental
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hurtful, devastating
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ecstatic
excited
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enhance
improve
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glib
fake
28
immature
young, juvenile
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petty
not important
30
resolute
certain
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skeptical
unconvinced
32
adamant
firm
33
trivial
insignificant
34
utopian
perfect
35
symptom
sign, reason
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wrath
anger
37
abuse
mistreatment
38
disrupt
upset
39
immense
huge
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obsession
a fixed idea
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agitation
emotional disturbance
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ego
the sense of self
43
incidence
occurrence
44
overwhelming
irresistible; overpowering
45
biased
prejudice
46
fascist
dictator
47
inflict
cause; impose
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recoil
to draw back in horror
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compliance
command
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ghetto
section where jews lived
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jeopardy
risk
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sarcasm
cutting remark
53
brigade
group
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somber
serious/ sadi
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incredulous
disbelieving
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trance
daze
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murmur
talk softly
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usurp
take over
