Vocabulary act 2+3 Flashcards

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aloof

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Aloof

Despite being at the party, she remained aloof.

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burden

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burden

He felt the burden of responsibility weighing heavily on his shoulders

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clemency

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clemency

The governor granted clemency to the reformed prisoner.

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crowd

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crowd

The concert drew a massive crowd of excited fans

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flatter

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flatter
He man tried his best to flatter his crush.

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stricken

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Stricken

She was stricken with grief upon hearing the sad news of her friend’s passing.

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blister

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blister

he developed a painful blister on his heel

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hen

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hen

The hen laid a dozen eggs

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mischief

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mischief
My young siblings love to cause mischief.

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raven

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raven
The raven is my favorite type of bird.

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scorn

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scorn

She looked at him with scorn after he betrayed her trust.

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calf

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Calf

She stretched her calf muscles

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courtesy

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Courtesy

He showed great courtesy by holding the door open

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curse

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Curse
The witch put a curse on the whole family.

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groan

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Groan
He groan at the sight of his stitches.

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idle

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Idle

He sat idle, with nothing to do, as he waited for the meeting to begin.

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nun

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Nun
The nun lived in the church her whole life.

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reckless

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Reckless
The kid was reckless when jumping in the water.

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shrewd

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shrewd

Her shrewd business decisions led to significant profits

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tapestry

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Tapestry
The tapestry took house to make.

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blunt

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Blunt
The teacher was very blunt about the assignement.

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calumny

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Calumny
His calumny ruined her reputation .

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crwal

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Crawl
The baby has not leart to crawl yet.

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deer

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Deer
There is a deer behind the tree.

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harsh
Harsh The teacher is very harsh.
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harsh
Intrude His calumny tarnished her reputation unfairly.
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pang
Pang The sudden pang of hunger hit me as I walked past the bakery.
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resolution
Resolution She made a New Year's resolution..
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sling
Sling He decided to sling the ball across the field.
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wax
Wax She used a special wax to polish the table.
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blush
Blush The boy can't control his blush when she sees her crush.
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chameleon
Chameleon This Chameleon is fastinating to look at as it changes colors.
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cringe
Cringe I couldn't help but cringe at the smell.
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despicable
Despicable Despicable acts of cruelty should never be tolerated
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kneel
Kneel She asked him to kneel down with the ring.
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hatch
Hatch The egg finally hatched!
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rot
Rot The banana has been rotting for a week.
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pastime
Pastime I love running in my past time.
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stoop
Stoop She had to stoop down to pick up her phone.
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weep
Weep I coudn't help but weep at the sight of the car crash.
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bow
Bow (n) The prince bowed down to his king
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chaste
Chaste Her vow was to remain chaste..
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croak
Croak The old frog let out a weak croak.
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dull
Dull His speach was pretty dull.
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heel
Heel Her heel was hurting after wearing her pointy shoes.
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liege
Liege The knight swore his loyalty to his liege.
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prank
Prank The kid loves to pulls pranks.
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scenery
Scenery The scenery was incredible.
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strife
Strife The ongoing strife got nasty.
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yawn
Yawn I yawn every morning when I wake up.
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amber
amber Amber is by far my favorite color.
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bait
bait The bird set his eyes on the bait.
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beggar
beggar The beggar lives on the street
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bestow
bestow I bestowed this prize to my teacher.
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breed
breed I love breeding fish.
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brief
brief The presentation was pretty brief.
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burst
burst The balloon burst after being hit a little too hard.
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carrion
carrion Vultures circled around the carrion .
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celestria;
celestial The celestial beauty of the night sky left us in awe.
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cheek
cheek My cheeks turned red when I saw him.
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claim
claim He claimed to be the best at what he does.
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conceive
conceive The women conceived her 5th child.
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craft
craft The craft too hours to make.
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crow
crow Crows are so misunderstood.
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cunning
cunning Her cunning plan allowed her to beat the game.
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deceive
deceive The child deceived his parents.
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doomsday
doomsday Will doomsday ever actually happen?
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doubt
doubt I have my doubts about my so called friend.
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drown
drown The baby downed in the pool.
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ecstasy
ecstasy The breathtaking view filled her with ecstasy.
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epitaph
epitaph His epitaph simply read, "In loving memory."
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fencing
fencing Fencing is my favorite sport.
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ham
ham He pulled a muscle in his ham during the soccer match.
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inquire
inquire The detective wants to inquire about his subject.
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liver
liver His liver is failing due to his sickness.
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longing
longing The orphan is longing to have her own familly.
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loose
loose I set my feelings loose.
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maggot
maggot There were thousands of maggots everywhere in the garbage.
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means
means She used every means at her disposal
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mettle
mettle I shouldn't have mettled in their buisness.
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mour
mourn I am mourning my mother's death.
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mud
mud There is mud everywhere on the ground.
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outburst
outburst The kid is having his second outburt of the day.
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overjoy
overjoy I overjoyed at the sight of my love.
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phoney
phoney I realized that my best friend was a phoney.
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pluck
pluck I plucked my heart out of place when i let him go.
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potent
potent The medicine proved to be potent in relieving pain.
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prompt
prompt He was prompted to jump off the bridge.
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purge
purge My dad purges our rooms every year.
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rag
rag My little sister is the third child so she tends to get all the rags.
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rascal
rascal The little rascal pulled an amazing prank.
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scold
scold The father scolded his child.
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seal
seal I sealed the windows shut.
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shatter
shatter The glass shatters at the sound of her screams.
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‏‏‎ ‎sight
sight The sight of the couple was like no other.
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slap
slap The mother slapped her child.
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slay
slay Doomsday slayed all that lives on earth.
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spree
spree She went on a spending spree.
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stare
stare I stared at him in awe.
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strike
strike The father tries to not strike his kid.
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thick
thick The pizza is very thick.
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tweak
tweak He had to tweak the settings.
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unnerve
unnerve The scary noise unnerved her.
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vengeance
vengeance He sought vengeance for his mother's death.
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villain
villain The villan stole everything in the house.
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weep
weep I weeped at her story.
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wip
whip He whipped his horse to get him to move foward.
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wit
wit Her wit charmed everyone.
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wrinkle
wrinkle The blanket was all wrinkled and stained so we put it in the garbage.
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wrist
wrist My wrist was hurting after playing tenis for too long.