The Underground Railroad

complicated vocabulary in Colson Whitehead's novel

complicated vocabulary in Colson Whitehead's novel

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This set of flashcards helps secondary school students expand their English vocabulary. It focuses on a wide range of words, including terms like "pyre," "revel," and "canvas," which are essential for understanding complex texts. The platform also supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. This flashcard set is particularly useful for students preparing for exams or anyone looking to enhance their language skills and fluency at an intermediate to advanced level.

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English

Level

Secondary School

Created / Updated

22.09.2019 / 22.09.2019

lash

whip

to leer

to stare in an ugly way

to prowl

to sneak

to traverse

to zig-zag roll

sumptous

luxurious

valet

servant

trajectory

direction

adept

expert

limerick

five-line humorous or erotic poem

reprobate

sinner

canvas

heavy tent fabric

to addle somebody's senses

to ruin sb.'s senses

exasperation

wrath

to trot sb. out

to display sb.

revel

entertainment

to converge

to unite o.s.

to dissemble

to pretend

to holler

to scream

pyre

heap of combustibles to burn a corpse

Contaminated

tainted

to dazzle

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to blind the eyes

to stave in

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to chop off

cowrie shell

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sea shell

crate of rum

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chest of rum

to stagger the purchases

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to put them into categories

port of call

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port to touch

noxious air

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poisonous air

hold of a ship

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storage

to contrive

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to manage

to stymy

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to stop

chattel

slaves

gunwale

rim of a boat's deck

frigate

light sailboat

procurer

supplier

venereal distemper

lacking health beqause of sexual diseases

stud

mail horse

limestone

powdery white soft stone

pickaninny

young black child (offensive)

rock candy

hard candy

glut

abundance

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