Vocab 12 Flashcards by Arleen Gomez

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immure

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lock up or confine

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contemptuously

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without respect

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hiatus

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pause, break

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errant

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straying from the right course; misbehaving

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ebullience

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eager enjoyment or approval

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officious

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intrusive in an offensive manner; bossy

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vicissitude

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a variation in circumstances; transformation into good fortune

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contrite

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feeling pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

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rapt

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feeling great delight and interest

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tacit

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implied by or inferred from actions or statements

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dubious

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fraught with uncertainty or doubt

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belligerence

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a natural disposition to be hostile

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chastisement

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verbal punishment

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sinewy

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possessing physical strength; rugged and powerful

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interminable

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tiresomely long; seemingly

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ebroil

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force into some kind of situation

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diffident

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lacking self-confidence

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leviathan

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monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the old testament

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mutiny

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in a state of open rebellion