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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2
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contrite

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feeling sorry for bad behavior

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3
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disconsolate

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inconsolable due to unhappiness

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4
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doleful

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causing grief or sadness

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5
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pensive

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thoughtfully melancholy

how tommy knows I’m sad

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6
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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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9
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pert

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bold; free in speech or action; lively

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10
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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

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