vocabulary test 8 Flashcards

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ancestor

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a member of your family who lived a long time ago, even before your grandparents.

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dimension

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a measurement of length, width, or thickness

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dominate

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to rule or control by strenght or power

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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 injured

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tariff

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a tax paid on products that are imported or exported

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urge

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to speak 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 negetive points of something

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rustic

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having to do with the contryside, not the city

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correspond

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  1. to communicate in writing
    2.the passing of time
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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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falsehood

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a lie or untruth

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navigate

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to steer or direct the course of a ship or an aircraft

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kindling

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dried twings 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 family
    2.unfair favor to one side
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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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Aciall of appodition to a form of a authority

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appease

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To make a comer by giving into demend

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partial

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  1. not complete
    2.unfair favor to one side
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gratify
to give plasure or satasfaction
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impartial
Not favoring one over the other
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knoll
a small rounded hill
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tolerate
a person who spoils the fun of others
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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
an automobile with a top that could be folded back or removed
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rendezvous
n.a place for meeting v.to meet a previously arrested time and place
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ponder
to think about some thing very carfully
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noxious
harmful to the health of living beings
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quagmire
1.soft wet soggy ground 2. a difficult situation;a prediament
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glutton
someone who eats and drinks greedly
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implore
to beg urgently
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harmonious
being in agreement
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deplete
to use up
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snob
a person who feels he or she is better than others
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congested
1.to be overcrowded or filled to over flowing 2. having too much mucus in a body part
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blotch
a large spot or stain
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automatic
operating without a person's control
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tuition
money to attend a school or collage
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tamper
to interfere with something so as to damage or change it
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vigorous
energetic,livily, and full of streangth
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immaculate
extremly clean or neat
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junction
a place where things meet or cross
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yearn
to have a strong wish or longing about something
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collate
to put pages together on the correct order
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elevate
to rise or lift up
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garland
a ring of flower or leaves;a wreath
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flammable
easily set on fire
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horde
a large moving crowd