Vocab 4 Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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Pulverize

A

Make into a powder by breaking up or causing to become dust

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2
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Dopey

A

Housing or revealing

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3
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Peculiar

A

Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

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4
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Olfactory

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Of or relating to the sense of smell

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5
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Alkaline

A

Relating to or containing an alkali

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6
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Ballistics

A

The science of flight dynamics

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7
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Proclivity

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A natural inclination

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8
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Asylum

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A shelter from danger or hardship

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9
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Fanatic

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A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm

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10
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Condemnation

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An expression of strong disapproval

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11
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Contempt

A

Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

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12
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Ravenous

A

Extremely hungry

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13
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Jargon

A

Technical terminology characteristic of a peculiar subject

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14
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Stagnant

A

Growing or changing; without force or vitality

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15
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Plateau

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A relatively flat Highland

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16
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Pantomime

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A performance using gestures and movements without words

17
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Sieve

A

A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material

18
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Arsonist

A

A criminal who illegally sets fire to property

19
Q

Illumination

A

To cause light in area

20
Q

Pedestrian

A

A person who traveled by foot

21
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Marionette

A

I think your operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

22
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Melancholy

A

tendency to be gloomy and depressing

23
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Obligated

A

Caused by law

24
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Exploiter

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A person using something or someone selfishly or unethically

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Breach
And opening especially a gap in a fortification
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Bestial
Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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Simultaneously
At the same time
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Ignorance
The lack of knowledge or education
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Aesthetic
Characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
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Mausoleum
A large burial chamber, usually aboveground