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Flashcards by Yudy Valbuena, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Yudy Valbuena
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Abandon | Leave without planning to come back. The soldier could not abandon his friends, who were hurt in battle |
| Keen | Sharp, eager, intense, sensitive. The butcher's keen knife cut through the meat. My dog has a keen sense of smell. |
| Jealous | Afraid that the one you love might prefer someone else; wanting what someone else has. A detective was hired by the jealous widow to find de boyfriend who had abandoned her. |
| Tact | Ability to say the right thing. My aunt never hurts anyone's feelings because she always uses tact |
| Oath | A promise that somethig is true, a curse. In court, the witness took an oat that he would tell the whole thruth. When Terry discovered that he had been abandoned, he let out an angry oath |
| Vacant | Empty, no filled. Someone is planning to build a house on that vacant lot. when the landlord broke in, he found apartment vacant |
| Gallant | Brave, showing respect for women. Many gallant kninghts entered the contest to win the princess Ed is so gallant that he always give up his subway seat to woman |
| Hardship | something that is hard to bear, difficulty. The fighter had to face many hardships before he became champion. Lincoln was able to overcome one harship after another |
| Unnaccustomed | Not used to sometime. Comming from Alaska, Claude was unaccustomed to Florida's heat. The king was unaccustomed to having people disobey him. |
| Bachelor | A man who has not married. My brother took an oath to remain a bachelor. Before the wedding, all his bachelor friends had a party. |
| Qualify | Show that you are able. She can't carry a tune, she is sure that she will never qualify for the Girl's Chorus |
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