Vocabulary Flashcards

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Cessation (n.)

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ending; stopping

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Myopia (n.)

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nearsightedness (a condition where you can’t see far away)

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Pinnacles (n.)

Back

high peaks or high points

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Propitiating (v.)

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to try to make peace with

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Truculently (adv.)

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cruelly; savagely

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Antiphonal (adj.)

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sung taking turns, like two parts in a choir

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Cordon (n.)

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a line of troops blocking an area to keep people from getting through

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Crepitating (v.)

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make a crackling sound

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Distended (adj.)

Back

swollen

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Elephantine (adj.)

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huge