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End of Year Vocabulary Flashcards

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Insolent

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Boldly rude or disrespectful

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Futile

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Incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful

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Immaculate

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Free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean

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Obstinate

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Firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose, opinion

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Infuriate

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To make furious; enrage

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Perilous

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Involving or full of grave risk

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Apprehensive

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Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

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Vehement

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Emotionally

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Indignant

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Feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

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Ominous

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Portending evil or harm

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Inquisitive

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Given to inquiry, research, or asking questions

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Acquiesce

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To assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent:

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Exultant

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Exulting; highly elated; jubilant; triumphant.

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Perfunctory

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Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm

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Retribution

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Something given or inflicted in such requital.

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Abscond

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To depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution

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Morose

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Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

Characterized by or expressing gloom.

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Component

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A constituent part; element; ingredient.

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Sanctity

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Holiness, saintliness, or godliness.

Sacred or hallowed character

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Incessant

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Continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending

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Procrastinate

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To defer action; delay

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Macabre

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Gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible

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Tumultuous

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Disturbance or uproar

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Banal

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Devoid of freshness or originality

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Poignant

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Affecting or moving the emotions

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Persecution

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The act of persecuting

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Substantial

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Of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc

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Commendable

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Worthy of praise

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