Upstream Unit 2 Flashcards

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sullen

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persistently and silently ill-humored; out of humor

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clique

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a small, exclusive group of people

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fly into a rage

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suddenly to get into anger

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outburst

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a sudden and violent expression of emotion

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livid

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angry, furious

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curt

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marked by rude or shortness

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begrudging

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reluctant

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steely expression

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dispassionate expression

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well up

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come up

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unversed

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not having had extensive practice

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fight or flight response

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reakcja walki lub ucieczki

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amplified

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exaggerate or make bigger

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come to grips with

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to begin to deal with someone or something difficult or challenging

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peer

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a person who is of equal standing with another Ina group; equal, fellow

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distressed

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upset, worried

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genuine

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authentic, real

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ridiculed

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bully

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a person who is habitually cruel to the smaller and weaker

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apprentice

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someone who works for an expert to learn a trade

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boarding school

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a school where pupils are provided with meals and lodging

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crash course

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a rapid and intense course of training or research

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correspondence course

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a course offered by mail

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play truant

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bursary

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the funds of a government or institution or individual

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eligible
entitled, qualified
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obstinately
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
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diminutive
very small
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whinge
complain, moan
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tantalisingly
in a frustrating way, because of torment
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fiery
characterized by intense emotion
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indictment
a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
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sorely
to a great degree
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envied
begrudged
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stanza
lines forming a unit of a poem
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scorned
treated with contempt (hated)
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ditty
a simple song
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vocational
of or relating to a occupation; esp providing or undergoing training in special skills
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efficacy
capacity or power to produce a desired effect