Vocabulary Flashcards

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Calamity (noun)

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A great misfortune or disaster.

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Chortle (verb)

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To laugh in a breathy, gleeful way.

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Converge (verb)

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To come together from different directions.

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Cower (verb)

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To crouch down in fear.

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Curt (adjective)

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Rudely brief in speech or manner.

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Delineate (verb)

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To describe or portray something precisely.

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Devalue (verb)

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To reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.

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Dormant (adjective)

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Temporarily inactive or inoperative.

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Dubious (adjective)

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Hesitating or doubting.

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Falter (verb)

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To start to lose strength or momentum.