First Set Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Distraught

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: very upset : so upset that you are not able to think clearly or behave normally

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Palpable

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obvious and noticeable

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Disposition

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: the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal
: a tendency to act or think in a particular way
: a tendency to develop a disease, condition, etc.

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Transgression

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: the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal
: a tendency to act or think in a particular way
: a tendency to develop a disease, condition, etc.

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Fret

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1 a : to eat or gnaw into : corrode; also : fray
b : rub, chafe
c : to make by wearing away a substance
2 : to cause to suffer emotional strain : vex
3 : to pass (as time) in fretting
4 : agitate, ripple

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Chastisement

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to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong

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Petulantly

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having or showing the attitude of people who become angry and annoyed when they do not get what they want

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Droning

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To make a continuous low dull humming sound. A continuous low humming or buzzing sound.

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Tunic

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A long, plain, close-fitting jacket, usually having a stiff high collar and worn as part of a uniform.

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Tabulated

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“To arrange in tabular form; condense and list.

To cut or form with a plane surface.”

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Chortled

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A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.

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Disquieting

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To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.

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Prodded

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To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.

To goad to action; incite.

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Indulgently

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: willing to allow someone to have or enjoy something even though it may not be proper, healthy, appropriate, etc.
: done or enjoyed as a special pleasure

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Infringed

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”: to do something that does not obey or follow (a rule, law, etc.) ( chiefly US)
: to wrongly limit or restrict (something, such as another person’s rights)”

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Gravitate

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: to move or tend to move toor toward someone or something

: to be attracted toor toward something or someone

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Buoyancy

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The ability of an object to float in water or air
: the power of a liquid to make someone or something float
: the ability of someone or something to continue to be happy, strong, etc., through difficult times

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Meticulously

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: very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate and exact way

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Aptitude

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a natural ability to do something or to learn something

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Wielded

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to hold (something, such as a tool or weapon) in your hands so that you are ready to use it
\: to have and use (power, influence, etc.)
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Piecemeal

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done or made in a gradual way in a series of separate steps
:one piece at a time : gradually
: in pieces or fragments : apart

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Crescendo

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a gradual increase in the loudness of a sound or section of music
: the highest or loudest point of something that increases gradually

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Benign

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medical : not causing death or serious injury
: without cancer : not cancerous
: not causing harm or damage

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Jaunty

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lively in manner or appearance : having or suggesting a lively and confident quality

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Unanimous
agreed to by everyone | : having the same opinion
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Fleeting
not lasting : lasting for only a short time
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Throng
: a large group of people
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Requisitioned
an official order laying claim to the use of property or materials. demand the use or supply of, especially by official order and for military or public use
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Integral
necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental
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Conspicuous
standing out so as to be clearly visible.