Vocabulary- Week 2 Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
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-er, -or
A
one who does
2
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belli-
A
war, warlike
3
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com-
A
together, with
4
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de-
A
away, from
5
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epi-
A
upon
6
Q
candor
A
-noun
- (trait) honest + frank
7
Q
candid
A
- direct / blunt
8
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bygone
A
-(adj)
-belonging to earlier time
9
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bustling
A
- adj
- full of activity
10
Q
burrow
A
-NOUN
-hole/tunnel via animal
11
Q
burnished
A
polished by rubbing
12
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brevity
A
-NOUN
-quality of being brief
13
Q
brazen
A
- bold + shameless
14
Q
botanical
A
plant related
15
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boutique
A
small fashion store
16
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boom
A
floating beam used to:
* contain oil spills or
* make barrier across harbor/river mouth
17
Q
bolster
A
TO support / strengthen
18
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bliss
A
great / perfect joy
19
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bittersweet
A
tinged with a feeling of sadness
20
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biome
A
region of world + specific climate
21
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berate
A
TO scold or criticize
22
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bear
A
- to have as characteristic
- to have child
- to bring forth
- to put up with
23
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baron
A
member of lowest order of British nobility
24
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avid
A
actively interested in or enthusiastic about something
25
avenue
an intangible path / approach
26
authentic
genuine / of undisputed origin
27
austere
* very plain
* very stern / forbidding
* self-denying
28
attune
TO make receptive or aware
29
assertion
a strong declaration
30
articulate
TO clearly express in words
31
Apprehension
fearful expectation of something
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bias
-a preconception that prevents objectivity
-Noun
