English 2 Flashcards

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Reverberating

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V; to reecho or resound; echo, gaze, rebound

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Insight

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N; apprehending the true nature of anything; click, acumen, comprehend

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Trifle

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N; artifact with little or no value; trinket, curio, bauble

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Commendation

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N; present, mention, recommendation; brownie points, pr, approval, credit

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Menial

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Adj; lowly and something degrading; boring, dull, abject

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Destitute

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Adj; w/out meaning of substance, lack of food and clothes; bankrupt, beggar, poor

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Bade

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V; to command, order or ask; order or tell

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Anteroom

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N; small entrance room to a larger room; foyer, lobby

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Perplexed

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Adj; troubled with doubt or uncertainly; puzzled, troubled

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Profusely

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Adv; plentiful in a freely available way; abundantly, amply

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Perfunctory

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Adj; done mechanically and w/out enthusiasm; careless, apathetic

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Petulantly

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Adv; in a grouchy or bad tempered way; patiently, pliantly

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Defiantly

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Adv; boldly and rebelliously; bold, daring, aggressive

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Regard

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V; to look upon or think of with feeling; attention, care, gaze

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