Chpt. 7-9 Flashcards by James Kang

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Portentous

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Very serious and significant

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Magnanimous

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Very generous, kind, or forgiving

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Formidable

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Difficult to deal with

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Presumptuous

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Boldly disrespectful; forward; arrogant

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Inquest

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A formal inquiry

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Expostulation

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An expression of disagreement or disapproval

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Malice

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Intent to cause harm or pain

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Ravenously

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With excessive greed and hunger; voraciously

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Whim

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A passing impuse or thought

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Vestibule

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An entry way to a house

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Garrulous

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Excessively wordy or talkative

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Fortuitously

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Happening by accident

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Deranged

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Disturbed or highly confused; insane

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Surmise

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To conclude; make a guess

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied and unaware or surrounding or consequences

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Aesthetic

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Pleasing in appearance

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Provincial

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Unsophisticated or small minded

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Commensurate

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Equal in size or proportion