Lesson 4 Flashcards

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Affable

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Pleasant approachable gracious

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Abhor

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To shrink in disgust to detest

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Amis

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  1. In a wrong way or imperfect way

2. Out of order wrong

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Despondent

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Depressed from loss of hope or confidence utterly discourages

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Entreat

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To ask earnestly to beg

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Haunt

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  1. To stay in ones mind continually
  2. To visit frequently
  3. To appear in the form of a ghost
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Impel

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  1. To drive or to propel

2. To urge or drive by force or moral pressure

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Interminable

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Endless seeming to be without end

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Irascible

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Quick tempered irritable

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Profound

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  1. Intense deeply felt

2. Having understanding or knowledge that goes beneath the surface beyond the obvious

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Recluse

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A person who live apart from society and often alone

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Reverberate

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To be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations

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Sage

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  1. A person know for wisdom and good judgement

2. An aromatic grayish-green plant used in cooking

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Tirade

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A long angry speech

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Tremulous

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  1. Marked by trembling or shaking

2. Timid or Fearful

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