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Flashcards by Josemilio Mcdowell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Josemilio Mcdowell
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| Marble. | A hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with mottlings or streaks of color, that is capable of taking a polish and is used in sculpture and architecture. Ex: The floor is made with marble. |
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Slavery
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A condition compared to that of a slave in respect of exhausting labor or restricted freedom. Ex: Thousands were sold into slavery. |
| Secede. | To withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc. Ex: The Southern States must secede, the quicker they did so the better. |
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Abe.
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Male given name, form of Abraham. Ex: Abe is very curious. |
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Speech.
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A formal address or discourse delivered to an audience. Ex: He made a speech about how much they would miss him. |
| Penny | A one-cent coin equal to one hundredth of a dollar. Ex: I only have a penny in my pocket |
| Drainage | The action or process of draining something. Ex: the pot must have holes for good drainage. |
| Ceiling | The upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment. Ex: The Ceiling is made with marble. |
| Dwarf | A person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, or other disease. Ex: You look like a dwarf. |
| Efforts | exertion of physical or mental power. Ex: It will take great effort to achieve victory. |
| Unbrushed. | Not cleaned or made neat with a brush, not brushed. Ex: You have unbrushed your teeth. |
| Unruly | Not cleaned or made neat with a brush : not brushed. Ex: an unruly country. |
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Deaf
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Partially or wholly lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing; unable to hear. Ex: We need to givesocial services for the deaf. |
| Beneath | Below; in or to a lower place, position, state, or the like. Ex: Beneath the same roof. |
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Equal
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As great as; the same as. Ex: The velocity of sound is not equal to that of light. |
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Hound
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One of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent Ex: My dog is a hound. |
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Thin
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Having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick Ex: I'm so thin. |
| avoid | To keep away from; keep clear of; shun Ex: I'm going to avoid her. |
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Shout
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to call or cry out loudly and vigorously. Ex. You shout my name |
| Moor | A tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath. Ex: The moor is so green. |
| shone | A simple past tense and past participle of shine. Ex: The star shone for last time. |
| Abroad | In or to a foreign country or countries. Ex: famous at home and abroad |
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yew
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the fine-grained, elastic wood of any of these trees. Ex: The archers bow is made with yew. |
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Hedges
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a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary. Ex: small fields separated by hedges |
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Butter.
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the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned Ex: I melt like butter when i see you. |
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Fetch.
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To go and bring back; return with. Ex: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water. |
| Wide | having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad Ex: a wide boulevard |
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Ash
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The powdery residue of matter that remains after burning. Ex: After the eruption, we saw a lot of volcanic ash. |
| Ripples | To form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze. Ex: I saw ripples in the water this morning. |
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Murky
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Dark, gloomy, and cheerless. Ex: Is a very murky day... |
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Stir
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To move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc. Ex: I'm going to stir the water with some sugar. |
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Dwell
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To live or continue in a given condition or state. Ex: to dwell in depression. |
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thou
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Archaic except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose. the personal pronoun of the second person singular. Ex: Thou shall no kill. |
| Shipwreck | He destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking. Ex: The U.S.S Indiana has a shipwreck |
| Wrinkly | having wrinkles or tending to wrinkle; creased; puckery Ex: a wrinkly dog. |
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Axis
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The line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns. Ex: The earth have a big axis of rotation. |
| Hoax | something intended to deceive or defraud. Ex: they recognized the plan as a hoax. |
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Dull
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Causing boredom; tedious; uninteresting. Ex: I'm a dull person. |
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Antler
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one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family. Ex: That deer have a very long antlers. |
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Sighting
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The act of seeing someone or something. Ex: The sight of so much blood shocked him |
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Unveil.
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to remove a covering like a curtain from a new structure at a formal ceremony in order to show the opening or finishing of a new building or work of art. Ex: The company recently unveiled a test version of its new search engine. |
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Greet
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to say hello to someone who has arrived in a place. Ex: He greeted me at the door. |
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Scrapyard
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a place where old vehicles and machines are collected and either sold or prepared for being used again Ex: I left my car in the scrapyard. |
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Bribe.
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money or a present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you Ex: The politician was accused of accepting bribes. |
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Aegis
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with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization. Ex: The project was set up under the aegis of the university |
| Hibiscus | a tropical plant or bush with large, brightly coloured flowers. Ex: I like the hibiscus flowers |
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Cede
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to allow someone else to have or own something, especially unwillingly or because you are forced to do so. Ex: Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War. |
| Kibble. | food for animals in the form of hard round balls. Ex: a bag of dog kibble. |
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Poach
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catch and kill animals without permission on someone else's land. Ex: He shot the men because they were poaching on his land |
| Sruggle. | To experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something. Ex: Struggle makes you stronger. |
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