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Vocabulary Flashcards

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Akimbo

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With hands on hips, elbows bent outward

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Summary

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Concise; performed speedily and without ceremony

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Impetuous

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Impulsive

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Droll

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Amusingly odd or comical

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Despondency

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Utter dejection or loss of hope

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Ravage

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To destroy violently; to ruin

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Adversary

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An enemy or foe

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Rancor

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Bitter hatred or ill-will

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Ardor

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Passion; enthusiasm

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Restitution

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Compensation; repayment

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Candor

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Honesty; straightforwardness

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Adorn

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To add beauty to…especially by decoration

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Glower

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Stare at angrily; an angry stare

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Aloof

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At a distance; unfriendly

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Pliant

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Flexible

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Frowzy

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Unkempt; sloppy in appearance (usually to describe PEOPLE…not places)

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Jocose

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Merry; happy; joking

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Superfluous

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Being beyond what is required or sufficient (“too much”…and “unnecessary”)

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Conflagration

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An intense fire

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Diffident

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Timid; shy

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Dishearten

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Destroy the courage and/or spirit of someone

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Pacific

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Tranquil; peaceful

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Nominal

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Insignificantly small

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Repugnance

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Great dislike and aversion

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness

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Prolix

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Tediously wordy or long winded

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Uncouth

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Crude; unrefined; ungrateful

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Physiognomy

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Facial features; the art/study of judging human character from facial characteristics or facial features

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Extricate

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To release from entanglement or difficulty

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Drivel

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To slobber or drool; to stupidly; stupid or meaningless talk

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Haggard

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Gaunt; appearing worn and tired (said about PEOPLE’s appearance)

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Cunning

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Clearly deceptive or crafty

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Countenance

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The face; or facial expression

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Ghastly

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Terrifying; horrifying

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Incredulous

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Skeptical; disbelieving

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Supersede

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Take the place of (to replace)

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Settee

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A small bench (with a back) or sofa

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Discomfiture

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Frustration, disappointment, embarrassment

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Incursion

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An invasion into another’s territory

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Irrespective

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Characterized by disregard (not caring about)

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Presentiment

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A premonition

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Wretched

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Miserable

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Animosity

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Bitter hostility; active hatred

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Obdurate

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Stubbornly hardhearted

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Abeyance

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Suspension; the condition of being temporarily put aside

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Sanguine

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Cheerfully confident and optimistic

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Epistle

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A letter (often formal or lengthy)

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Ascertain

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To discover with certainty through experimentation or proof

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Vivacity

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Liveliness

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Irresolute

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Indecisive

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Collier

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A coal-miner; a ship that carries coal

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Hawsers

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Cables/ropes used for mooring (tying up) a ship

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Vacillate

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To waver or sway from side to side

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Feasible

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Possible

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Reconnoitre

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To make a preliminary inspection of (especially to gather information)

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Querulous

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Complaining; irritable; argumentative

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Appalling

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Frightful; causing dismay or worry

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Contrite

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Feeling regret and sorrow for one’s wrongdoing

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Gewgaw

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A decorative trinket (small decorative object)

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Saunter

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The sroll (walk at a leisurely pace)

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Shrift

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Confession to a priest

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Importune

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To ask or beg sincerely

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Choler

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Angry

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Prodigious

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Huge; overwhelming

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Scathe

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Hurt or injure

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Bauble

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Cheap jewelry

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Gossamer

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Spider thread (or any cloth that resembles this quality)

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Woo

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To seek the affection of (to try to win the heart of someone)

68
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Chide

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To scold in order to correct or improve

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Woe

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Deep misery, grief, misfortune

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Presage

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To foretell or predict

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Penury

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Poverty

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Maw

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A mouth

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Thwart

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To keep or stop from happening

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Orison

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A prayer

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