50 FLASHCARDS

LEADERS

*the head of a political party, group, or organization

FOUGHT

*a battle, struggle, or angry
disagreement

CERTAIN

*without doubt; convinced; sure

COMMON

*associated with all sides or with all members of a group

BOTH

*the two together; one and the other.

SURROUND

*to encompass by closing off all sides

ERUPTED

*to break or explode out of a restrained
or confined condition

ANGERED

*strong emotion characterized by indignation, dislike, and belligerence;
rage; wrath

FEARED

*an emotion characterized by alarm,
anxiety, and tension, often caused by an expectation of danger or pain; dread

ISSUE

*the act or process of sending or
coming from a particular source

SLAVERY

*the ownership of one or more persons
by another or others; bondage

SHOCKED

*a sudden, sometimes violent, scare or
other intense emotional disturbance

SPEECHES

*the faculty of communicating by
speaking, or the act of speaking

FALLEN

*to drop downward or to a lower
position; descend

EFFORTS

*the exertion of physical or mental
energy

RAISED

*to elevate to a higher position; lift

ASIDE

*on the side; toward the side

EXPANDED

*to make larger or more extensive

PUSHED

*to exert pressure against in order to
move

COMPETED

*to contend against others to win
a desired goal or achieve a
desired result

STILL

*not moving; stationary

FIT

*suitable or acceptable for a particular person or group, or for a particular
function; appropriate; right

BRIDGES

*a structure that extends a road, path,
or other route over an obstacle such as
a river or railway, to allow for
continuous travel

SEEMED

*to appear to be or do

AGREE

*to have the same opinion (often
followed by with)

COULD

*to have the ability to

NEAR

*to, at, or within a comparatively
short distance from a person
or thing

CHOICE

*an act of choosing or
selecting; selection

MINT

*any of a variety of aromatic plants
often cultivated as a source of
fragrant oils for flavorings such as peppermint or spearmint

SAME

*being one identical thing or person
and not a new or different thing
or person

APPEARS

*to come into view; become visible

HELD

*to have or contain within one's
hand or hands

HIDDEN

*not in plain view; concealed, covert, or secret

ANCIENT

*extremely old; existing for
many years

INSIDE

*in the inner part of; within

DRAINAGE

*the act or method of draining

PIPES

*a usually cylindrical tube of metal,
plastic, wood, animal or plant tissue, or other material, through which a gas or
liquid may flow

SWAMPY

*of or like a swamp; marshy; spongy

SLOWER

*not moving or able to move
rapidly or fast

STAND

*to cause to be in an position

CARVINGS

*the act or product of carving in wood, stone, or the like

MARBLE

*a crystalline limestone, found in
many colors and varieties, that can be
cut and polished to a hard,
shiny surface

WENT

*to proceed; travel

BROUGHT

*to take, lead, or carry toward the
speaker or from one place to another

ENSHRINED

*If a political or social right is enshrined
in something, it is protected by being included in it:

TUFTS

*a cluster or clump of long strands
that are attached at one end and
loose at the other, as of yarn,
hair, or gras

TOE

*one of the jointed extensions on the
end of the foot in humans and other vertebrates

HIRED

*to take on as an employee for money
or other reward

MOLDS

*a hollow form used to give a
particular shape to a soft or molten substance that is poured into it and
allowed to harden

HUGE

*of extremely large weight, size,
or extent