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Connexus 8: Language Arts > Unit 5: Crossing Borders — Vocabulary > Flashcards

Unit 5: Crossing Borders — Vocabulary Flashcards

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Ample Definition

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plentiful; abundant

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Anguish Definition

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suffering; torment

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Animated Definition

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brought to life

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Bravado Definition

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daring; boldness

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Cohesive Definition

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close

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Compelled Definition

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forced; pushed

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Coursed Definition

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ran or flowed

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Delirious Definition

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feverish; crazed

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Denizens Definition

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citizens

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Disoriented Definition

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confused; mixed-up

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Emblazoned Definition

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decorated

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Gaunt Definition

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scrawny; thin

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Hallucinated Definition

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had illusions or crazy visions

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Irreparably Definition

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without being able to be repaired

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Lacerate Definition

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slash or cut

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Legion Definition

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a crowd or multitude

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Ostensibly Definition

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supposedly; allegedly

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Physique Definition

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body type; build

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Protruded Definition

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stuck out

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Ravine Definition

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a steep and narrow valley

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Salved Definition

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soothed; comforted

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Splayed Definition

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spread out in a clumsy way

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Tenderfoot Definition

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beginners not yet hardened to the rigors of outdoor life

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Unnerving Definition

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frightening; scary

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Immensity Definition
hugeness or vastness
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Uttermost Definition
farthest or outermost
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Affluent Definition
rich; wealthy
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Demise Definition
death or end of something
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Eluded Definition
escaped; got away from
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Embodied Definition
personified
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Ensued Definition
began; started
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Extinguish Definition
douse or quench
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Foreshadowing Definition
prediction or foretelling
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Haggling Definition
bargaining
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Improvisation Definition
making up or inventing on the spot
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Manifestation Definition
expression
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Paltry Definition
measly; insignificant
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Pittance Definition
tiny or meager amount
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Professing Definition
claiming or purporting
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Prominence Definition
fame; importance
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Prototypical Definition
classic; typical
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Purview Definition
the range of expertise or authority
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Rationale Definition
reason
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Reverberated Definition
echoed; rang
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Self-deprecating Definition
putting down or belittling one’s self
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Sidle Definition
walk sideways; edge
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Squalor Definition
dirt and filth
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Unabashedly Definition
without embarrassment
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Correspondence Definition
way of speaking; communication
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Deferred Definition
delayed; postponed
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Fester Definition
cause continuing pain; rankle
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Adversaries Definition
opponents; enemies
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Benevolently Definition
with goodwill
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Deftly Definition
nimbly; with good control of hands
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Imparted Definition
passed along
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Malodorous Definition
bad smelling
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Obscured Definition
hidden
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Prodigy Definition
an unusually talented child
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Pungent Definition
sharp tasting
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Recessed Definition
a deep cut into a surface
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Retort Definition
sharp or strong reply
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Solemnity Definition
seriousness
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Acculturation Definition
adopting the social traits and patterns of another group
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Antidote Definition
counteraction; cure
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Assimilation Definition
absorption into another country or culture
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Demystify Definition
to remove the mystery from
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Indiscretion Definition
reckless or rash acts
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Lambast Eefinition
attack; criticize
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Lambast Definition
attack; criticize
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Obsessions Definition
fixations; persistent ideas
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Perverse Definition
contrary; unreasonable
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Petulant Definition
touchy; peevish
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Postulated Definition
suggested; proposed
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Prescient Definition
farsighted; visionary
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Sentiments Definition
feelings; emotions
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Sleuthing Definition
detecting
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Uncanny Definition
eerie; mysterious

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