Vocabulary - Term1 G8 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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To fascinate

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to attract very strongly; enchant with charming qualities.

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Irresolute

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Unable to make up one’s mind; not sure of what one wants.

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Placatingly

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To soothe or satisfy the anger of

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4
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Convulsively

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Sudden; Violent

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5
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Fierce

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Savage; wild

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6
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Enchantment

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The use of magic

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7
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immobile

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not moveable

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8
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exultation

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the act of exulting; great rejoicing

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9
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stubbornly

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too fixed on unyielding in purpose or opinion.

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10
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Anguish

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Very great pain

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Triumphant

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Victoriously successful

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12
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Hoarsely

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Rough and deep in sound

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13
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Stagnant

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not running or flowing

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14
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pristine

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as it was in it’s original time or state

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15
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Migraine

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A severe type of headache

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16
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To accelerate

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Go or cause to go faster.

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17
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Nausea

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The feeling that one has when about to vomit

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18
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Treacherous

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Not to be trusted

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19
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To endeavour

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Try hard to do or achieve something

20
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Succession

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the right or sequence of inheriting a position, title, etc.

21
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Unduly

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To an unwarranted degree.

22
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Conscious

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Awake and aware

23
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Burden

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Heavy loud, cause worry

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Oppressively

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Recollection
the act of remembering something
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Reverie
A day dream
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Plausible
Seeming reasonable
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Uncanny
Unsettling accuracy
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Prosperous
Successful
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Improbable
not likely to be true
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To launch
Start or set in motion
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Aggregation
Mass formed by combining several different elements
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Colossal
extremely large
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Senselessly
Without meaning or purpose
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Edible
Fit or suitable to be eaten
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Infuriatingly
filled with fury
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ferocity
state of being furious
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procession
number of people in an orderly fashion
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Impressive
arousing admiration
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Maliciously
intending to do something evil.
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Incandescence
Glowing with heat
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To savour
Appreciate or enjoy
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To abate
make or become less strong
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To emaciate
abnormally thin, feeble
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To scorch
burn the surface with heat