week 8 Flashcards

(22 cards)

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Emaciated

A

Abnormally thin, wasted away

Ariana grande seems emaciated

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Surge

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To rush suddenly

I surge to get ready because i laid in bed for too long

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Tranquil

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Quiet

The atmosphere is tranquil while everyone does there brainscape

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4
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Sanctuary

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Shelter, safety

zoo’s can also be called sanctuary’s for animals

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5
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Ascend

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To arise

many people die trying to ascend Mt. Everest

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Sour Grapes

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To disparage (put down) something you cant have

When the sweater i wanted sold out i felt sour grapes and said i didn’t want it any ways

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Malnutrition

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Faulty, inadequate deit

Ariana Grande looks like she’s struggling with malnutrition

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8
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Afflict

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To trouble greatly, to distress

Covid afflicted the world

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Besiege

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To surround, hem in

the new restuarant was besieged with complaints

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Privation

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Lack of necessities

The combat nurse were afflicted with privation

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Sinister

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Evil, ominous

the criminals intentions were sinister

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12
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Ubiquotious

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seemingly everywhere

the fog was ubiquotious

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13
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red herring

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intentional diverson

when my siblings get in trouble i am a red herring

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thwart

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to hinder, defeat

in order to win, the heros must thwart the nefarious villain

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reberating

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reechoing, resounding

echolaton is revolved around reverberating

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16
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succumb

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to give away, yield, die

many people succumbed to covid

17
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remote

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distant, hidden away

the hikers got lost in a remote location

18
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cool your heels

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to be kept waiting

i had to cool my heels when my mom didnt show up on time

19
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respite

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an interveral of relief, delay

there was a slight respite of when my package would arrive

20
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excruciating

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agonizingl, extremely painful

breaking a bone is excruciating

21
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swap horses midstream

A

vote against an incumabnt