10/7 Major Vocab Flashcards

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Adulation

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Excessive admiration; flattery

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Animosity

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Feeling of strong hatred or dislike

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3
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Anguish

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Severe pain or suffering; distress

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4
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Antipathy

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A strong dislike

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5
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Careen

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To rush carelessly

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6
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Demeanor

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Outward behavior; facial expression and body language

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7
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Denizens

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Inhabitants or citizens

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8
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Deprivation

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The condition of living without the things one needs

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9
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Disconsolate

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Unhappy

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10
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Dilapidated

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Broken-down; shabby

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11
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Distraught

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Upset

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12
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Doggedness

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Persistence; stubbornness

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13
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Dubious

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Doubtful; hesitant

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14
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Grotesque

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Odd, twisted, or bizarre

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15
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Imminent

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About to occur

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16
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Inert

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Incapable of moving or changing

17
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Infallibility

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An inability to make errors

18
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Infatuated

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Possessed by an unreasoning love or attraction

19
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Precariously

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Insecurely; in a dangerous way

20
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Prejudice

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Unreasonable attitude for or against something

21
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Prosperous

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Successful; flourishing financially

22
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Surreptitiously

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Secretly or slyly

23
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Tantalizing

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Attractive or desirable

24
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Vexation

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The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

25
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Vigilant

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To avoid danger