Word Quiz 4 Flashcards

(10 cards)

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Centenary

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  • Every 100 years
  • 100 yearly
  • Period of 100 years
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Yoke

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  • Symbol of subjection
  • Servitude
  • Slavery
  • Oppression
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2
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Contralto

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• The lowest female voice part

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Ovation

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  • Enthusiastic public reception

* Marked by loud and prolonged applause

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Penance

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  • Punishment for sin

* Discipline by church

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Precede

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  • Came before
  • As in place
  • Order
  • Rank
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Sparse

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  • Thinly scattered or distributed
  • Not thick or dense
  • Thin
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Nuisance

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  • An annoying or obnoxious person/ thing
  • Offensive to someone
  • Violating their legal right
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Dumbstruck

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• Temporarily lost power of speech as by surprise or confusion

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Halfwit

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  • Feeble minded
  • Foolish
  • Senseless
  • Dummy
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