vocab chapter 1 Flashcards by M Vilu

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Mottled

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(adj.) marked with blotches or different colors (1)

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Morosely

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(adv.) done in a gloomy manner (4)

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Brusquely

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(adv.) done in a rough or abrupt manner (8)

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Resignedly

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(adv.) done submissively or obediently (6)

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Lumbered

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(v.) moved heavily and noisily (8)

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Contemplated

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(v.) thought about or over (8)

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Imperiously

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(adv.) done in an overbearing, arrogant, or urgent manner (9)

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Anguished

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(adj.) showing great mental or physical pain (11)

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Skeptically

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(adv.) done with doubt or question (19)

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Mollified

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(v.) calmed or comforted (24)

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Pugnacious

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(adj.) eager and ready to fight (25)

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Gingerly

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(adv.) done very carefully (25)

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Derogatory

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(adj.) insulting, disparaging (27)

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Plaintively

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(adv.) done in a way to express sorrow (29)

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Decisive

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(adj.) settles disputes or answers questions (30)

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Complacently

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(adv.) done with contentment or smugness (34)

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Ominously

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(adv.) done in a way to threaten or predict evil (27)

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Derision

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(n.) the act of ridiculing or making fun of (38)

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Reprehensible

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(adj.) deserving to be punished (59)

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Reverently

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(adv.) done with a feeling of deep respect (60)

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Sullenly

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(adv.) done with resentment or gloominess (56)

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Aloof

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(adj.) keeps at a distance; cool (67)

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Bemused

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(adj.) confused (60)

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Apprehension

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(n.) fear or caution (72)

Jarred

(v.) to vibrate from impact (106)

Contemptuously

(adv.) done with great anger or bitterness (78)

Contorted

(v.) twisted out of shape (91)

Belligerently

(adv.) done as if ready to fight (102)

Scornful

(adj.) showing a strong dislike (74)

Monotonous

(adj.) unvarying; not changing (103)