Vocabulary Flashcards

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Pulverize

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To be reduced to a powder or dust

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Frieze

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A decorative horizontal band, along the upper part of a wall

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Stele

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An upright stone slab, bearing an inscription as a monument

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Snicker

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A nasty, evil, slightly muffled laugh

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Vital

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Essential or important, usually for the continuation of life

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Confound

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To mix up, bewilder, puzzle, or perplex

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Heaping

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A great deal or lots of things thrown in a disorderly pile

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Perky

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To show good spirits or liveliness

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Goading

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To prod or urge someone to do something

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Muttering

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To speak or utter indistinctly and in low tones