Gift of the Magi Vocabulary Flashcard

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agile

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(adj) able to move quickly and easily.

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inconsequential

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(adj) unimportant; irrelevant.

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chronicle

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(n) a record of events.

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instigate

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(v) to stir up; provoke.

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depreciate

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(v) to become less valuable.

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cascade

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(n) a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.

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ransack

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(v) to search thoroughly and often roughly.

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falter

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(v) to lose strength or momentum.

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assertion

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(n) a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

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depreciation

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(n) a reduction in the value of an asset over time.