Vocabulary Words Flashcards by angel hernandez

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Vainly

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Without success

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Lagoon

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Area of shallow water

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Quiver

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Tremble or shake with a slightly rapid motion

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Decorous

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marked by good taste

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Interpose

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Place or insert between two things

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Strident

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Loud and harsh

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Scupper

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To deliberately sink

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Speculate

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To casually talk and make predictions without firm evidence

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Clamor

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A loud and confused noise

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Pallor

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An extreme or unnatural paleness

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Indignation

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A feeling of righteous anger

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Jumble

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Untidy collection or pile

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Grating

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Sounding unpleasant and annoying

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Warped

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Bent, distorted, pulled out

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Scornfully

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With contempt or derision

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Officious

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Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

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Tumult

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A state of commotion, noise, and confusion

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Irresistible

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Not capable of being refused

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Nimble

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Quick and agile

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Festoon

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Decorate with strings of flowers

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Tendril

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A stemlike structure of climbing plants that holds onto walls and other objects

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Oppressive

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Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

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Inscrutable

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Impossible to understand or interpret

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Barb

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A sharp tip

Bewildered

Dumbfounded

Flaunt

The act of displaying something ostentatiously

Furtive

Secret and sly or sordid

Glimmer

A flash of light (especially reflected light)

Blatant

extremely obvious

Mirage

an optical phenomenon

Taboo

something that is normally shunned by a society

Sinewy

related to muscular, strong, tendons

Malevolently

implying ill will or wishing harm to someone

Ludicrous

causing laughter because of absurdity

Ineffectual

without a satisfying result, not effectual