1100 Words You Need to Know Week 10 Flashcards

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unfavorable, stormy

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inclement

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read quickly

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peruse

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forewarning

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premonition

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cease, revert

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desist

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5
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draw back

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recoil

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to the point

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pertinent

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a large dog

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mastiff

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to haunt, preoccupied

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obsess

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sad, mournful

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doleful

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sickly, pale

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wan

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display of emotions

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histrionics

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12
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hard to grasp

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elusive

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counteract, foil, thwart

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frustrate

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having to do with signs, indicative

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symptomatic

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insert, interrupt

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interject

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inactive, having little or no power to move

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inert

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outstanding or prominent

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salient

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about to happen, threatening

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imminent

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easily shocked, over sensitive

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squeamish

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absorbed

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engrossed

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to bear the consequences

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to pay the piper

22
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being scolded

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on the carpet

23
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to reveal one’s intentions

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to show one’s hand

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to fight at imaginary enemies

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to tilt at windmills