The River: The River Flashcards


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insist

Demand something forcefully

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Embarrass

To cause to feel awkward or ashamed

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Publisher

A person or a company that prepares literature

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Evasive

Able to escape or elude

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Sautéed

Fried quickly

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Psychologist

A person who studies the human mind and behavior

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Sincerity

The quality of being free from deceit; truthful or honest

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Counselor

A person who works in a camp setting

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Taxied

To have moved slowly along the ground

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Maroon

To leave trapped or isolated

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Terrain

A strip of land with distinct physical features

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Vacillate

To be unsure or indecisive

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Unstable

Able to topple over

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Externalize

To embody in outward form; make your thoughts or feelings known through word or action

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Horde

A crowd or a throng

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Pulverize

To beat thorough into fine particles

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Enhance

To improve the quality or value of

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Strobe

An electronic flash; to flash intermittently

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Arch

A curved symmetrical structure or bend

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Coma

A deep state of unconsciousness that lasts an indefinite amount of time

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Massive

Extremely large or great

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Resentment

Upset about being treated unfairly

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Apparent

Clearly, visible or obvious

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Calculate

To intend to have a particular effect

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Indication

Suggestion

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Exasperation

A feeling of intense irritation, or annoyance

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Ethics

Moral principles that govern a persons behavior

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Prying

Excessively interested in a persons, private life

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Negated

To make ineffective

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Respectable

Regarded by society, to be good, proper, or correct

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Massive

Exceptionally large

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Notch

An indentation or incision on an edge or surface

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Grove

A group of trees

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Alternatives

Choices

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Streamline

To make more efficient and simple

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Hesitate

Pause before saying or doing something

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Hallucination

Seeing or hearing things that aren’t there

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Partial

Incomplete

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Indestructible

Cannot be destroyed

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Ordeal

A difficult or painful experience

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Ensure

To make certain something will happen

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Dehydration

The loss or removal of water from something

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Variable

Liable to change

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Alcove

A recess in the wall of a room or garden

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Careen

Moving in an uncontrolled way

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Futile

In capable of producing any useful result; pointless

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Plummet

To plunge or drop straight down

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Chute

A sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level

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Submerge

To put under water

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Impact

The striking of one object against another

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Qualified

Having train in a certain job

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Absolute

Complete; totally unlimited; certain

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Agony

Is extreme physical or mental suffering

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Perverse

Unacceptable, unreasonable; unnatural, abnormal

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Significant

Important and meaningful