Shakespeare Stealer Flashcards

(40 cards)

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a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

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Melancholy

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Annoyed,frustrated.

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Vexed

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a period of two weeks.

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Fortnight

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a rebuke, especially an official one.

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Reprimand

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cold and miserable.

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Bleak

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a thin, light, sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting.

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Rapier

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stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave.

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Lingered

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calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity.

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Placid

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8
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Losing hope

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Despaired

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a slender candle.

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Taper

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(of a person or their grief) not able to be comforted or alleviated.

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Inconsolable

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the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt.

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Disdain

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Thinking your the best

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Arrogance

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not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully.

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Incompetent

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make (a place) bleakly and depressingly empty or bare.

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Desolate

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15
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To show off

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Ostentatious

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Push

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Polite

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Determine

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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

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giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

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physically strong; muscular

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taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret

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bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

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fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force
Succumbed
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seemingly difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating.
Daunting
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Quick wand no details
Cursoy
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engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
Pensive
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approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
Accost
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A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or unsatisfactory.
Dilemma
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a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.
Clamor
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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Indignant
32
full of danger or risk.
Perilous
33
frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.
Scowling
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cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Corrupted
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the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
Deceit
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seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.
Paradoxical
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Strong
Wiry
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Sad
Forlorn
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not securely held or in position
Precarious