Book 6 Wordly Wise 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Peninsula

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A piece of land connected to a larger land mass, almost completely surrounded by water.

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Rural

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Relating to the country and the people who live there.

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Sanctuary

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A place of safety or shelter; protection offered by such a place.

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Splendor

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Magnificence; brilliance of appearance.

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Splendid

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Very impressive; magnificent.

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Squalor

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Filth; misery.

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Squalid

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Dirty and unfit for living, especially as a result of neglect.

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Terrain

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An area of land; a region; the surface features of a region.

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Example of Peninsula

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Bays along the Baja peninsula provide shelter for several kinds of whales.

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Example of Rural

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The villagers believe that a shopping mall has no place in a rural area.