Ousides Vocab Ch. 1-5 Flashcards
(30 cards)
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Madras
A
Cotton shirt with plad pattern
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Asset
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Something valuable that one owns
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Loping
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To run with long strides
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Rarities
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Not common
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Savvy
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Well informed in something
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Irresistible
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Can’t be resisted
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Cowlick
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Part of the hair that grows in 2 different directions
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Unfathomable
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Can’t think about it
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Winced
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Flinched, slight voluntary movement
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Shanghaiing
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Kidnapping
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Vaguely
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Not clearly expressed
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Incredulous
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Skeptical
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Stalked
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To pursue stealthily
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Rebellious
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Resisting a authority
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Roguishly
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Acting rascally
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Fiery
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Hot tempered
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Nonchalantly
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Unexcited
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Bickering
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Arguing about something unimportant
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Smothered
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To stop fire by suffocating it
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Stricken
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To be hit
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Ornery
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Ugly, unpleasant
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Reeling
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To pull or draw away
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Premonition
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Anxiety over a future event
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Contemptuously
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Disrespectful
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Bewildering
Extremely confusing
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Indignant
Feeling strong displeasure
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Eluded
To escape smartly, speedily, cleverly...
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Gorged
To stuff yourself with food
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Sullenly
Showing ill humor
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Wistful
Characterized by yearning
