Test Four Flashcards by Grace Burke

Dissident

A person who opposes official policy

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Intergation

Process of joining or mixing with groups of different people

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Parapet

A low protective wall on the edge of a roof

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Termites

Small insect

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Irrevocably

A way that can’t be changed

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Belligerence

Aggressive behaviour

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Reconnaissance

Military observation of a region to locate an enemy

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Quarrels

Heated argument or disagreement

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Onerous

Task involving great deal or effort

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Acquisitions

Asset or object bought or obtained

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Tersely

Uses few often in an unfriendly manner

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Reciprocating

To return something

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Expeditions

A journey taken by a group of people

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Platitudes

Flat or dull remark

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Morose

Sullen and ill tempered

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Intuition

The ability to understand something

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Deign

Something that one considers to be below one’s dignity

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Rivet

Permanent mechanical fastener

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Unsurped

To take control of a position of power without having the right too

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Hostility

Unfriendly or opposition

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Brusquely

In a way that s quick and slightly rude

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Adjunct

Something added to something else

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Conjure

To appear by the means of magic

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Chiding

To speak out in anger

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Jovial

Cheerful and friendly

Resignation

A formal notification of resigning

Decipher

To determine the meaning of something

Impromptu

Done without being planned

Jubilant

Feeling or expressing great happiness

Approbation

approval or praise

Winced

Make a slight grimace

Lapels

The collar of a coat or jacket

Magnanimous

Generous or forgiving

Reining

Guiding or pulling a horse by it’s rains

Patronising

Kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority

Fervently

Very enthusiastic or passionately

Ostentatious

Attracting or seeking to attract attention

Languishing

To exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation

Abdomen

The belly

Chastised

To punish severely

Exhilarated

Very happy and full of joy

Menace

A person or thing likely to cause harm or danger

Ominously

Suggesting that something bad is going to happen

Scornfully

Without respect

Cistern

Often built to catch and store rainwater

Taulty

Tight or completely stretched

Unheeded

Hard or noticed but disregard

Stemmed

A plant having a supporting stem

Placatory

Intended to make someone less angry

Reedy

High and thin in tone

Mullion

mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window

Hovel

A small squid

Ineffectual

not producing any significant or desired effect

Serene

calm, peaceful, and untroubled

Goad

provoke or annoy

Contorted

twisted or bent out of the normal shape

Ruefully

in a way that expresses sorrow or regret

Conspiratorially

in a manner suggestive of or relating to a conspiracy made by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful

Creme-de-la-creme

the best person or thing of a particular kind

Pompous

affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important

Cretin

a stupid person

Volatile

easily evaporated at normal temperatures

Derisive

expressing contempt

Pointedly

in a direct and unambiguous way, often indicating criticism or displeasure.

Merest

used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is.

Tirade

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

Gnat

any of many species of tiny flying insects

Incessant

continuing without pause

Astounded

shock or greatly surprise

Resented

feel bitterness towards someone

Incomprehensible

not able to be understood; not intelligible.

Simultaneously

At the same time

Euphemistic

using or of the nature of a euphemism

Delectation

pleasure and delight

Posterior

further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end

Prevarication

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

Derriere

a person's buttocks.

Rasped

make a harsh, grating noise

Accustomed

customary; usual

Contemptuous

showing contempt; scornful

Sullen

Bad tempered skuclly

Aghast

filled with horror or shock

Platitudes

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content

Ruddy

having a healthy red colour

Dystopian

relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice