Wizard Of Oz Ch. 1 Flashcards by Nicholas Wang

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Hardscrabble

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Adj. providing little for a lot of effort

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Winsome

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Adj. sweetly charming, engaging, adorable

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Spartan

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Adj. simple, restrained

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Pellucid

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Adj. allowing maximum amount of light through

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Sweetly charming

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Winsome

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Providing little in return for hard work

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Hardscrabble

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Simple, restrained

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Spartan

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Allowing maximum amount of light

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Pellucid

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Hunker

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V. To squat or crouch down

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Mottled

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Adj. spotted or blotched with different colors

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Ominous

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Adj. feeling something bad is going to happen

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Undulate

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V. Moves with smooth wavelike motions

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Phlegmatic

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Adj. does not get excited easily; unemotional

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To squat or crouch down

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Hunker

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Spotted or blotched

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Mottled

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Gives a feeling that something bad is going to happen

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Ominous

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Moving with wavelike motions

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Undulate

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Unemotional; doesn’t get excited easily

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Phlegmatic

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Solicitous

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Adj. concerned about welfare, health, or safety

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Alacrity

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N. Speed

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Lowering

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Adj. dark and threatening

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Galvanize

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V. Pushing to act

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Strident

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Adj. loud; shrill

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Exhort

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V. Urgent warning or advice

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Thoughtfully concerned about

Solicitous

Speed

Alacrity

Dark and threatening

Lowering

Urge to act

Galvanize

Loud and shrill

Strident

Urgently warn or give advice

Exhort

Sanctuary

N. Place that provides protection

Haven

N. Place of safety

Admonition

N. Warning or cautionary advice

Eerie

Adj. makes you feel uneasy or fearful

Prosaic

Adj. commonplace, ordinary

Decimate

V. Large scale destruction

Denuded

Adj. stripped bare

Offers protection

Sanctuary

Place of safety

Haven

Warning, cautionary advice

Admonition

Makes you fearful or uneasy

Eerie

Commonplace, ordinary

Prosaic

Large scale destruction

Decimate

Stripped bare

Denuded

Maelstrom

N. Large or powerful whirlpool

Erratic

Adj. lacks consistency

Ensue

V. To take place as a result

Pinnacle

N. The highest point

Firmament

N. The highest plane; or the sky

Abate

V. To become less intense; to die down

Whirlpool

Maelstrom

Lacking consistency

Erratic

To take place directly afterwards or as a result

Ensue

Highest point

Pinnacle

The highest plane | The sky

Firmament

Lessen in intensity

Abate

Lament

V. Express grief or sorrow

Plight

N. A bad or unfavorable situation

Spurious

Adj. counterfeit, lacks authenticity, fake

Insouciant

Adj. carefree, without anxiety

Soporific

Adj. causes you to feel sleepy

To express grief or sorrow

Lament

An unfavorable situation

Plight

Fake, counterfeit,

Spurious

Unconcerned, without care

Insouciant

Causing to feel sleepy

Soporific