Unit 3 Flashcards

(54 cards)

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Cackle

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Loud crackling call, usually from bird

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Cacophony

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Loud and discordant sound

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3
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Calmed

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Reduced a person’s fears

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Claming

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Making someone feel less anxious and scared

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5
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Camouflage

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Remain unnoticed by merging with the background

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Cannibal

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Living creature that eats its one species

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Capabilities

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Abilities

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Casting

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trowing, shedding

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Catalouge

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Detailed description of different things

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Celebrity

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Well-know person

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Certain

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Definite and unavoidable

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Chaos -

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Complete disorder

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Charged

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Given the responsibility

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Chastised

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Scolded

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Chauffeured

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Driven by a professional driver

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Chemotherapy

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The use of drugs to control and try to cure cancer

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Cherished

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Prized

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Cherubic

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Angelic

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Chilling

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(Literal) very cold, (Idiomatic) very frightening

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20
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chorused

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Said togeather

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21
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Churning

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Moving about violently usually in a circular manner

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Citing

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Mentioning as an example to support something

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Clad

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Dressed, wearing

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Claimed

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Resulted in the loss

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Clashing
Does not blend in with
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Clasped
Hand pressed together in a tight grip
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Clasping
Holding together tightly
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Close shave
Near miss, narrow escape
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Clucked disapprovingly
made small sounds showing dislike for what he sees
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comforted
Reassured and made himself fell better
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Commanding
(Literal) Authoritative, (Idiomatic) decisive and clear
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Commendation
praise for attention
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Commitment
devotion and attention
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commotion
loud noises
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communal
Shared
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Competent
Capable
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Concentration
Total attention
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Confirmed
Proved correct
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confused
Not being able to think cearly
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Congratulate
Praise for achivments
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conned
Tricked
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Conquer
Overcome
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Conscientious
Hardworking
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Conscientiously
Carefully
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Conservative
Tradition-Bound
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Conserve
Save
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Constant
Continuous
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Contorted
Twisted out of the usual shape
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Contrary
Opposite
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Convicted
Found guilty by the court
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Convincing
Believable
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corrugated
Having Folds (so that is stronger)
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Corruption
illegal acceptance of money in exchange for favours
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Counterparts
Similar goods