word 3 Flashcards

(34 cards)

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Exodus

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noun
A mass departure of people

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Harlot

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Noun
A prostitute

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3
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Bauble

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Noun
A Small decoration

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4
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Insipid

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Adjective
Lacking Flavour

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5
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Locution

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Noun
A style of speech or idiom 

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Sombre

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Adjective
Dull in colour 

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7
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Demure

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Adjective
Reserved or modest

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Endowment

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Noun
A form of property given to someone

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Epithets

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Noun
A descriptive phrase, expressing a quality characteristic

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Ensconced 

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Verb
To settle in a comfortable secure place

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Stave

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Verb
To break something by forcing it inward

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Modality

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Noun
A mode in which something exists in

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13
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Zionism

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Noun
The reestablishment and protection of a Jewish nation

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Contextually

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Adverb
To relate the circumstances surrounding an idea

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15
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Idiom

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Noun
An expression

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Deduce

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Verb
Arrive at by reasoning

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Impetuous

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Adjective
Done quickly without thought

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Welfare 

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Noun
The health and happiness of a person 

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Banal

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Adjective
Lacking in originality that it is to be obvious and boring 

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Venality

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Noun
The willingness to behave dishonestly in exchange for money 

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Zealous

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Adjective
Great enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause

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Sullen

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Adjective or noun
Bad tempered or gloomy

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Invective

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Noun
Abusive language 

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Censure

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Verb
To express severe disapproval of someone

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Denunciation
Noun The act of Informing against someone
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Vituperation
Noun Bitter and abusive language
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Vehement
Adjective Showing strong feelings
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Foreboding
Noun A feeling of evil to come 
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Brigand
Noun Someone that ambushes people in forest
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Sentry
Noun A Soldier stationed to keep guard
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Corpulent
Adjective Having a large bulky body
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Inflection
Noun A change in the form of a word or pitch
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Denoting
Verb To Be a sign of
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Adverb
A word that describes a verb