week 10 Flashcards
(21 cards)
1
Q
inclement
A
unfavorable, stormy
2
Q
peruse
A
to read carefully
3
Q
premonition
A
a feeling that something bad is coming
4
Q
desist
A
cease
5
Q
recoil
A
drawback
6
Q
to pay the piper
A
to bear the consequences
7
Q
pertinent
A
to the point
8
Q
mastiff
A
breed of large dog
9
Q
obsess
A
to haunt, preoccupy
i’m obsessed with online shopping
10
Q
doleful
A
sad, melancholy
11
Q
wan
A
sickly pale
12
Q
historionics
A
display of emotions, temper tantrum
13
Q
elusive
A
hard to grasp
14
Q
frustrate (v.)
A
counteract, foil, thwart
15
Q
symptomatic
A
having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative
16
Q
interject
A
insert, interrupt
17
Q
inert
A
without power to move
18
Q
salient
A
outstanding, prominent
The casino on avalon is the most salient building in town
19
Q
imminent
A
likely to happen, threatening
20
Q
squeamish
A
easily shocked, over sensitive
21
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engrossed
A
absorbed
