Vocabulary Flashcards

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Peril

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great danger

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Conformist

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behaving or thinking like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

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Unwittingly

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without realizing

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Decipher

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to figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

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Distort

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to pull or twist out of shape

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Connotation

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an idea or quality that a word expresses in addition to its meaning

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Phenomenon

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a rare or significant fact or event

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Frenzy

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something wild, excited, or rushed

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Posit

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to assume

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Embolden

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to give courage to