Vocab 2 Flashcards

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Grovel

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to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter severity– to lie or crawl with the face downward and the body prostrate, especially in abject humility, fear

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Dregs

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the least valuable part of anything; a small remnant; any small amount

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Condemnation

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the act of disapproval; a reason for disapproval

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Amiss

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improper, wrong, faulty

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Exasperate

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to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely

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Haphazard

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Characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless

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Decipher

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To make out or discover the meaning of something difficult to understand

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Fastidious

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Excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please; requiring or characterized by by excessive care or delicacy

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Tousle

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To disorder or dishevel; to handle roughly

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Appraise

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to estimate the monetary valid of; determine the worth of; assess; to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc.

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Oblique

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Not straight or direct, as a course; indirectly stated or expressed; not straight forward

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Armistice

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A temporary suspension of a hostile a by agreement of the warring party’s; truce

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Emaciate

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to become or cause to become abnormally thin

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Furtive

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Secretive, sly, shy

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