L.a. Vocab Flashcards

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Talisman

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Noun

•good luck charm

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Impalpable

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Adjective

•difficult to feel or understand

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Ensconce

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Verb

•to make yourself very comfortable in a place or position

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Loiter

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Verb

•to move around slowly or stand especially in a public place without an obvious reason

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Contrite

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Adj.

•feeling very sorry and guilty for something you did

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Lamentation

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Noun
•expression of sadness and sorrow
(Cry)

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Recrimination

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Noun
•the act of bringing a counter charge against an accuser
(Blame)

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Mortification

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Noun

•a feeling of being very embarrassed

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Indignant

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Adj.

•angry because of something that is wrong or not fair

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Interrogative

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Adj.

•in the form of a question or used in a question

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Rebuke

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Verb

•to speak angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done

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Cessation

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Noun

•ending or stopping

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Chastisement

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Noun

•the act of criticizing someone severely

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Tacit

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Adj.

•understood without being expressed directly

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Contemptuously

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Adverb

•with a strong feeling and having no respect for someone or something

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Incredulous

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Adj.

•not wanting or not being able to believe something

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Illusive

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Adj.

•not real, an illusion

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Impervious

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Adj.

•describes a person who is not influenced or affected by something

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Mutinously

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Adverb
•refuse to obey orders and/or attempt to take control of authority
(Rebellion)

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Furtive

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Adj.
•behaving or doing something secretly or dishonestly
(Sneaky)