Vocabulary Flashcards Ch.1-14 Percy Jackson

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Contaminate

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To make something impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.

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Nauseous

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Affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; causing nausea.

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Hastily

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With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.

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Recoiled

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To draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.

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Sullen

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Showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.

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Prominently

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In a manner that is easily noticeable or stands out.

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Lingering

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Lasting for a long time or slow to end.

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Obscure

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Not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.

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Elongated

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Unusually long in relation to its width.

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Nostalgic

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Experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.