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English Vocab L2-L5

TermDefinition
Backdrop background
Meticulously very thoroughly
Cobblestone a naturally rounded stone that is larger than a pebble and is used in paving streets; gravel
Enticing attractive; desirable
Evokes brings to mind
Midst the middle point
Synonymous alike in significance or meaning
Apartheid a policy of segregation, mainly racial
Gauged figured out; assessed
Dismal causing a mood of gloom; dreary
Afflicting causing pain, distress, or unhappiness to
Soundly deeply and without disturbance
Rafts flat structures for support or transportation on water
Hammock a swinging bed made of fabric
Extravaganza spectacle
Coordinated organized
Synchronized happened at the same time
Burst sudden outbreak
Dazzle briefly blind/amaze
Incandescent extremely bright
Iridescent having bright colors that change with movement
Scintillating exciting
Cascades small waterfalls
Mesmerized having one’s attention focused on one single thing
Simultaneously occurring at the same time
Ward off keep away or prevent from happening
Invoke call for something to happen or someone to come
Prosperity wealth and success
Hazardous dangerous
Pyrotechnics the science and craft of making fireworks
Forefront the most important position
Commemorating remembering and honoring a great person or past event
Breed a kind or type of person or thing
Whisker a very small amount
Rival a person who tries to defeat another; a competitor
Defeatist demonstrating acceptance of failure
Staggeringly to a shocking degree
Premonition a feeling that something is going to happen; intuition
Egotist someone who excessively believes that they are superior to others
Lure the attractive quality of a person or thing
Ostensibly apparently
Thunderous very loud
Ghastly unpleasant
Snippets little pieces
Keen on interested in
Sultry very hot and humid; scorching
Mildew a discoloration caused by fungi
Forsook to leave
Drawl a slow way of speaking with prolonged vowels
Mantle cloak or cape
Magnanimity being noble and generous
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