Vocabulary Flashcards

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Usurp

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To take or seize power, position, or rights by force or without legal authority.

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Receptacle

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A storage container, often used to hold something specific.

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Gaudy

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Excessively bright, showy, or flashy to the point of being in bad taste.

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Careened

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To tilt or lean to one side while moving, especially in an uncontrolled way.

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Obscures

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Something that blocks or hides from view, often making things harder to see.

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Arsenal

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A collection or supply of weapons or resources stored for future use.

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Elongated

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Made longer or stretched out, often unnaturally or disproportionately.

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Plume

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A feather or a group of feathers, often large and decorative.