AFA Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Destiny

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events that will most likely happen to a person or thing in the future

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Anxiety

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feeling worried or nervousy

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Somber

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Gloomy

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Prosperous

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Successful

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Attribute

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regard something as being as being cause by someone or something

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Assailant

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Person who attacks another

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Prestige

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Respect for someone or something

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Quavering

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Tremble when speaking

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Resolve

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Way to settle a situation

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Wrath

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Extreme anger

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Fiasco

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Something that goes wrong

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Blithe

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Showing cheerful indifference

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Tumult

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Loud, confused noise made by a group of people

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Perplex

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To confuse

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Admonition

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authoritative counsel or warning

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Allusion

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Expression to call something to mind without stating it directly

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Rebuke

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Express disapproval, to take back

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Baleful

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Harmful, menacing

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Pompous

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Self-important

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Exhilarating

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To make someone feel very happy

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Curt

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Wistfully

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Feeling regretful

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Astute

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having ability to accurately assess situation and turn it to one’s advantage

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Tacit

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Understood without being stated

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Plaintive
Sounding sad or mournful
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Quagmire
Soft boggy area that gives way underfoot
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Ominous
Giving the impression that something bad will happen
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Raucous
Making a disturbingly loud and harsh noise
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Fervent
Having or displaying a passionate intensity
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Chagrin
Embarrassed at being failed or been humiliated
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Zeal
Great energy towards a cause or objective
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Plaudits
Praise
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Sundry
Various kinds
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Inept
Having or showing no skill
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Plummet
To drop down or fail at a high speed
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Tenacity
The fact of being able to grip something tightly
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Travail
Painful and laborious effort
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Fret
Constantly worrying
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Staunch
Loyal and committed attitude
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Reiterate
Repeat
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Remourse
Deep regret for something wrong
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Arrogant
Having an exaggerated sense of one's own appearence
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Incoherent
Expressed in a confusing manner
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Jubilation
Feeling of great happiness
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Annals
Record of events year by year
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Belated
Happening later than planned
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Affront
An action that causes outrage or defense
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Lament
Passionate expression of grief
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Serenity
State of being calm and peaceful
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Assuage
Make less intense