Vocabulary Flashcards

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accumulate

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to gather or pile up.

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capricious

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unpredictable or lacking judgement

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contentious

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likely to quarrel or argue; likely to cause an argument

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distend

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to stretch or spread because of pressure from the inside

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hoard

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(noun) = a quantity of things that is collected but often kept secret

(verb) = to collect

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inconceivable

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unable to be thought of or predicted in advance

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inflexibility

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inability or unwillingness to bend or change

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irrelevant

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not related to a topic or situation

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parable

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a brief story that illustrates a moral point

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portend

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to give a sign of in advance