Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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mauled: verb
A
beat, battered, or tore at a person or animal
2
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aloof: adj
A
uninvolved with people or events; remote
3
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meager: adj
A
unsatisfactorily small; unsatisfying
4
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liniment: noun
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a pain-relieving cream or ointment
5
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fawning: adj
A
attempting to please with flattery
6
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disarming: adj
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charming; friendly or trusting
7
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scornful: adj
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feeling or expressing great contempt for someone or something
8
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brutally: adv
A
in an unrelentingly harsh or cruel way
9
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indignation: noun
A
anger about an unfairness or wrongdoing
10
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averted: verb
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turned away
11
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appraised: verb
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looked over; made a judgment about
12
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crestfallen: adj
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downcast, disappointed, or humiliated