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Eng 10 Midterm Voc
English 10 Midterm Voc Wren
Question | Answer |
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the time between events | interlude |
strong and healthy | robust |
a twisting of the face | grimace |
the best qualities of a human | humane |
lack of emotion | apathy |
to keep apart from something | quarantine |
a disease of the intestine | dysentery |
to lie down flat | prostate |
an allotment of food | rations |
to be saved from something | reprieve |
flirtatiously | coquettishly |
elaborately decorated | ornate |
traditions and beliefs handed down from preceding generations | heritage |
astonished | dumbfounded |
shrill, harsh | strident |
overflowing with emotions | exuberant |
to imitate in a comic way | to burlesque |
adjustment to a new environment | orientation |
playful or flippant humor | facetiousness |
ridiculous | ludicrous |
deep, violet blue | indigo |
to speed up, to go faster | accelerating |
to throw overboard, to throw away | jettison |
shock to the brain resulting from a fall or blow | concussion |
the part of the parachute that opens to catch the air | canopy |
soft, thick muddy mixture | sludge |
movable, front part of a helmet that covers that face | visor |
having to do with the effect of air or gases on the motion of flying bodies | aerodynamic |
having to do with liquid in motion | hydraulic |
a shrub common in the southwest US | mesquite |