1st 12 Flashcards
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compunction
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feeling guilt or regret
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chagrin
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frustration due to failure or disappointment
charlegnes grin fading about her failed test
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contrite
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feeling sorry for bad behavior
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disconsolate
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inconsolable due to unhappiness
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doleful
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causing grief or sadness
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pensive
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thoughtfully melancholy
how tommy knows I’m sad
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poignant
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painfully piercing ; with an emotion
when jack dies in titanic
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sullen
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resentfully silent
sully when asked about boo
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ostentatious
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showy; acting to impress others
Austin is ostentatious
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pert
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bold; free in speech or action; lively
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supercilious
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behaving or looking superior; not really
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attenuate
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make thin; weak