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7 Cards in this Set
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Gloom |
Gloom is a state of being almost completely dark. |
→ In the gloom of the morning, it was difficult to see the boat on the lake. |
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.Debris |
Debris is the small pieces scattered from something wrecked or destroyed. |
→ The debris from the cube scattered on the floor |
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crescent |
A crescent is the curved shape lit on the moon’s face during its early and late stages. |
→ Ten days ago the entire moon was bright, but now only a small crescent is shining. |
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circumference |
A circumference is the distance completely around a circular object. |
→ The circumference of the Earth is obviously much larger than a baseball’s. |
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Despair |
Despair is the complete loss of hope. |
→ After the other company won the account, our salespeople were filled with despair. |
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embed |
fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass. To embed something means to place it firmly within a surrounding thing.
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→ The logger embedded the ax into the wood after chopping several logs. |
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spectrum |
The spectrum is the full range of color ranging from red to violet. |
→ You can see the entire spectrum in a rainbow. |
