Vocabulary Flashcards

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Surplus (noun)

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the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied; excess

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Lancing (verb)

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to pierce with or as if with a lance, spear, or blade

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Petrified (adj)

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converted into stone through a slow process of mineralization; unable to move due to overwhelming fear

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Forage (verb)

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to wander in search of food; rummage or raid

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Ritzy (adj)

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impressively or ostentatiously fancy or stylish; fashionable or snobbish

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Demographic (noun)

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statistical characteristics of human populations; a market or section of the population

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Nocturnal (adj)

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occurring at night; moving at night

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Scrunch (verb)

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to squeeze together tightly; crump, crush, or crumble

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Pointedly (adv)

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being to the point or having a point; relevant and applicable

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Rudimentary (adj)

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related to first principles; the primitive version of something (example: “The shovel is a rudimentary version of plow attachments.”)