Vocabulary 4/16/15 Flashcards

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Apprehensive

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A. Fearful feeling about what will happen next

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2
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Blackmail

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The practice of making someone do what you want by threatening to reveal his or her secrets

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3
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Forlorn

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Sad and lonely

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4
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Intuition

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Ability to sense immediately without reasoning

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5
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Ineffectually

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Without preceding the desired results

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6
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Sustained

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Continuing for an extended amount of time without interruptions

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7
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Superficial

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Existing or occurring at or on the surface

Appearing to be true or real until examined closer

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Onslaught

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A fierce or destructive attack

large quantity of people or things that are hard or difficult to cope with

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9
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Hysteria

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Exaggerated or uncontrolled excitement or E motion especially among a group of people

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10
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Inarticulate

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Unable to Express oneself

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