unit 8 Flashcards by Emma Campbell

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Arrears

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unpaid or overdue debts

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cascade

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a steep, narrow waterfall

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crotchety

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cranky, ill-tempered

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impassable

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blocked so that nothing con go through

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manacle

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a handcuff

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Martial

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war like, fond of fighting

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partition

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something that divides

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perishable

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likley to spoil

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sinister

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evil or dangerous

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taut

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tightly held, or neat

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affluence

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riches, doing well in life

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cringe

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to shrink, hide in fear

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immobile

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not moveable

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innovation

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something new

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jovial

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good humored, happy

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mimimum

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smallest possible amount

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nimble

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quick, skillful

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onset

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the beginning, start

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retrieve

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to find, brink back or get back

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template

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a pattern, something that is used as a model - a stencil