Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

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Mull

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think about a fact, proposal, or request deeply and at length

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Reassure

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say or do something to remove the doubts and fears of someone

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Bore

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Drill a hole or make one way through a crowd

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Brutal

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Savagely violent

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Flatter

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Lavish insincere praise and compliments upon someone

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Outrage

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An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation

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Scandal

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An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage

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Tedious

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Too long, slow, or dull; boring

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Bitter

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taste

Angry, hurt, or resentful because of one’s bad experience or a sense of unjust treatment

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Controversy

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Disagreement, typically when prolonged public, and heated

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Embrace

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closely in one’s arms especially as a sign of affection or accept or support

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Paranoid

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Unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious; oversuspicious

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Frantic

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Wold, or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion

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Deceive

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Cause someone to believe something that is not true typically in order to gain some personal advantage

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Vulnerable

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Physically or emotionally attacked or harmed

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Hassle

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Irritating inconvenience; bother problem

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Dignity

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The state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect

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Abysmal

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Extremely bad or appalling

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Hectic

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Full of incessant or frantic activity; very busy/active

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Aimlessly

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without purpose or direction

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Relentless

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Oppressively constant; continuing, never-ending

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Aggravation

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An intensification of a negative quality or aspect

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Drastic

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Likely to have a strong effect; extreme

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Oblivious

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Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one

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Naive/Naivete (same definition, literally)
Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment
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Bandwagon
hopping on the trends
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Cheese
Pissed off
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Vicious
Cruel or violent
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Immortal
Living forever; never dying or decaying
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Robust
Strong and healthy; vigorous
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Rigorous
Extremely through, exhaustive or accurate
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Vigorous
Strong healthy and full of energy
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Swell
Become larger or rounder in size typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid
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Aggravated
Made more serious by attendant circumstance
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Despair
The complete loss or absence of hope
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Surreal
Bizarre, unreal
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Nourish
Nourish provide with food or other substance necessary for growth, health, and good condition
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Compulsive
Resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge
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Abrupt
Sudden and unexpected
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Endorse
To publicly approve
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Wanderlust
A strong desire to travel
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Feverish
Having or showing the symptoms of a fever or wild, excited
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Cold feet
Loss of nerve or confidence; get nervous and change your mind
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Persistent
Continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition; relentless, stubborn
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Simp
A silly or foolish person
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Prude
Easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity
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Fluster
Make someone agitated or confused
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Agitated
Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous; upset, bothered
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Soot
cover or clog
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Morsel
A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful
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Mediocre
Of only moderate quality; not very good; regular, normal, ordianry
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Phony
Not genuine; fraudulent
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Aggravating
Making problem or offensive worse or more serious
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Ruthless
Having to showing no pity or compassion for others
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Sympathy
Feelings of pity and sorrow form someone else's misfortune
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Rebellious
Disobedient
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Pretentious
Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, than is actually possessed; to criticize people who think they're superior
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Rational
based on or in accordance with reason or logic; logical
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Crucify
criticize someone severely | put someone to death as a punishment in the olden days
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Sanity
Behave in a normal manner, reasonable behavior
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Plead
Make an emotion appeal; request, claim
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Liability
the state of being responsible for something especially by the law; approved by the law
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Conduct
The manner in which a person behaves
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Gruesome
Causing repulsion or horror