Across Five Aprils Flashcards by Isabella J | Brainscape

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Destiny

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Something that happens that it meant to be; fate

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Anxiety

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Distress or uneasiness

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Somber

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Gloomy, sad, morose, serious, depressing

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Prosperous

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Success or good fortune

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Atttribute

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Physical quality or characteristic

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Assailant

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A person who attacks

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Prestige

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Influential or someone who has an influence

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Quavering

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To tremble, quiver, shake

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Resolve

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Noun. Determination

Verb. Solve something

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Wrath

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Fierce anger

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Fiasco

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Major fail, disaster

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Blithe

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Happy but indifferently happy in a silly way, sometimes you are happy when something bad happens

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Tumult

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Commotion, ruckess, disturbance

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Perplex

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Confuse, bewilder, befuddle

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Admonition

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Advice or caution

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Allusion

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Passing, casual reference

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Rebuke

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Scolding, critizing

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Baleful

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Full,of doom, scary stuff

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Pompous

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Overconfident, braggart ..

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Exhilarated

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Animated, lively, happy energetic

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Curt

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Short nasty response, brief, cut off

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Wistfully

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Longing, yearning

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Astute

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Supper observant, aware, perceptive

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Tacit

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Understood or implied

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Plaintive

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Sorrowful mourning, thoughtful of ones own grief

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Quagmire

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Boggy, slimy, muckey, icky

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Ominous

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Impending doom, threats, incoming fear

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Raucous

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Loud, rowdy, noisy, chaos

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Fervent

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Intensity, earnest desire, strong wish

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment, disappointment, humiliation

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Zeal

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Energy, enthusiasm

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Plaudits

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Praise, applause, approval

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Sundry

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Various, miscellaneous, variety

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Inept

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Without skill, incompetent

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Plummet

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Extreme fall, plunge

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Tenacity

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Persistence

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Travail

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Ridiculously hard work, obstacle, hard ship

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Fret

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To worry

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Staunch

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Fiercely loyal, very loyal

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Reiterate

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Repeat

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Remorse

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Regret, guilt

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Arrogant

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Haughty, superior importantce, pompous

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Incoherent

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Illogical, unclear

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Jubilation

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Extreme joy, happiness, triumph

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Annals

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Records of events

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Belated

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Delays, tardy

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Affront

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Offensive or insult

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Lament

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Mourning, grieving

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Serenity

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Calm, peaceful, tranquil

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Assuage

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Lessen/decrease the intensity of something