Vocabulary Flashcards

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CIRCUMSTANCE

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The condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor.

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COMMENCE

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To begin or start something.

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DESPERATE

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Having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair.

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EXTENSIVE

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Large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity.

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GRIMACE

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A facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain.

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INFERIOR

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Lower in rank, status, or quality.

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PARCHED

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Dried out with heat; extremely thirsty.

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PLUMMET

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To fall or drop straight down at high speed.

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PRIORITY

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A thing that is regarded as more important than another.

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RUMMAGE

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To search unsystematically and untidily through something.