Vocabulary Flashcards

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tenacious

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Holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold.

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Adobe

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A building material made from earth and organic materials.

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Transfixed

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To cause someone to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

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Barrage

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A concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.

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Colony

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A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.

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Admonish

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To warn or reprimand someone firmly.

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Arroyo

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A steep-sided gully cut by running water in an arid or semi-arid region.

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Plaintive

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Sounding sad and mournful.

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Retort

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To say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.

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Monotonous

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Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.