refugee Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Promenade

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A public area on which people walk or stroll for pleasure

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Paranoid

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Having excessive suspicion about others

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Indignation

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Strong anger due to something unjust or insulting

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Inferior

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Of lower value of quality

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Summoned

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To be called to appear at a specific place

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Catatonic

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appearing to be in a daze; unresponsive

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Debris

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The remains of anything destroyed; trash

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Gaunt

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Extreme distress from hunger or exhaustion

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Anguish

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Extreme distress from suffering

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Sheepish

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Feeling or looking embarrassed

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Beret

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A soft cap with a close-fitting headband and a round, flat top

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Radical

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In favor of drastic or extreme political or social changes

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Bisected

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Cut or divided into two equal parts

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Diminutive

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Tiny; small

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Refrain

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A phase that is repeated in a song or poem

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Squalid

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Filthy and neglected

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Dissidents

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Persons who disagree with the majority

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Gawking

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Staring awkwardly or obviously

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Ominous

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Suggesting an evil or harmful outcome

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Dubious

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Doubtful; indicating doubt

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Avenge

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To inflict harm as an act of revenge

22
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profusely

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In a great amount

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Cringe

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To crouch in fear or embarrassment

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Inconsolable

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Not able to be comforted

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Recoil
To quickly back away with horror or disgust
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Tedious
Long, repetitive, and dull
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Dinghy
A small boat
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Churlish
Rude; mean
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Intimidate
To fill with dear
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Lair
The den of a lion or wild animal
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Haphazard
Random, unplanned, or disorganized
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Immense
Huge; very large
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Confer
To consult or discuss together
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Incoherently
In a manner not easily understood
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Beacon
A guiding signal or light; a lighthouse
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emerge
To come into view
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Chastise
To scold or punish
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Flattered
Pleased by compliments or attention
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Wince
To tense the body, especially from pain
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Fragile
Delicate. easily broken