vocab 8 Flashcards

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horde

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a large group of people

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ancestor

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a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended

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dimension

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a measurement extent of some kind such as length, width, height

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invincible

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not able to be defeated

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muse

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to think deeply

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paraphrase

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to use other words to explain something

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vulnerable

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capable of being harmed or enjured

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tariff

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a tax paid on products that one exported or imported

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urge

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to speech or argue strongly in favor of

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tactful

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thoughtful and sensitive in dealing with others

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belfry

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a tower where bells are hung

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critique

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to give an opinion of the positive and negative points of something

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rustic

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having to do with the counrty side note the city

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correspond

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  1. to communite with writing
  2. to match in someway
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coy

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shy or bashful

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lapse

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  1. a small mistake or failure
  2. the passing of time
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navigate

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to steer the corse of a ship or air craft

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falsehood

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a lie or untruth

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kindling

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dried twigs or small pieces of wood used to start a fire

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domestic

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  1. related to the home or a family
    2.tame, not wild
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amateur

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a person who does something for pleasure not for pay

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rebellion

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a show opposition to form of authority

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appease

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to make calmer by giving into demands

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partial

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  1. not complete
  2. unfair favoring to one side
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gratify
to give pleasure or satifaction
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impatial
not favoring one over the other
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knoll
small, rounded hill
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tolerate
to put up with somthing
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whimsical
odd or playful
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killjoy
a person who spoils the fun of others
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versatile
able to do many different things well
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convertible
1. a automobile with a top that can fold back or be removed 2. able to change
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rendezvous
a place for meeting up to meet up at a previously arranged time and place
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ponder
the think about of somthing very carefully
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noxious
harmful to the heath of a living being
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quagmire
1. soft, wet, soggy ground 2. a difficult situation; a predicanmednt
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glutton
someone who eat or drinks greedily
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implore
to beg urgetily
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harmonious
being in a agreement; peaceful
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deplete
to use up
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snob
a person who thinks they are better than others
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congested
1. to be overcrowded filled to overflowing 2. having to much mucus in one body part
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blotch
a large spot or stain
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automatic
operating with no human control
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tuition
a sum of money charged for teaching by a school
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tamper
to mess with or posibley damaging
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vigorous
strong, heathy, and full of energy
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flourish
grow or devolp in a strong and heathy way
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immaculate
clean, perfect, neat, and tidy
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junction
a point where two or more thing are joined
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yearn
an earnest or strong desire for somthing
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collate
to assemble in proper order
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elevate
rise or lift something up ta a higher postion
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garland
a wreath or flowers and leaves worn on the head or hung as decoraction
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flammable
easily set on fire
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dominate
to rule or control by strength or power