Vocabulary- Week 8 Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
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inundate
A
to flood an area with water
2
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irreconcilable
A
*incapable of harmony or being agreed upon
3
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jacquard
A
type of cloth with a pattern woven by crossing threads on a frame
4
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lament
A
to mourn or feel sorrow for
5
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languish
A
suffer from long time in bad place or situation
6
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lexicography
A
practice of compiling dictionaries
7
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key line
A
imaginary line between important places where there were supposedly very old paths
8
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lush
A
rich, gives great sensory pleasure
9
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masticate
A
to grind/crush food like with teeth
10
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melodramatic
A
extravagant or exaggerated
11
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meticulously
A
(overly) precisely and throughly
12
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mogul
A
important/powerful person (esp in media)
13
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motif
A
- decorative pattern
- distinctive feature or dominant idea in lit or art
