Vocabulary Flashcards

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Incredible

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Impossible to believe, extraordinary

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Fluctuate

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Rise and fall irregularly

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Reproach

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To speak to someone in a way that expresses disapproval

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Desolate

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A place that doesn't have people, bleak, dismal, empty. To make a place empty, bleak or dismal, and without people.

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Lapse

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A temporary failure in memory, concentration, or judgment

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Insistent

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Insisting or demanding something. Not allowing refusal. Regular and repeated, demanding attention

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Tentative

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Not certain or fixed, provisional. Done without confidence, hesitant.

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Precise

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Exactness and accuracy of an expression or detail

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Tyranny

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Cruel or oppressive government or rule. Cruel, unreasonable or arbitrary use of power.

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Inquire

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To ask for information from someone. To investigate.