english vocab Flashcards

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perfunctory

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done carelessly, lacking enthusiasm

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petulant

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marked by rudeness or ill temper

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reprimand

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severe or formal criticism

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jovial

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full of humor, joyful

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paraphernalia

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objects that are used to do a certain activity

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squall

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a sudden violent wind, often with rain/snow

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boisterous

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noisy, rowdy, marked by high spirits

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repent

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to feel or show that you are sorry for something you did wrong

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rumpled

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messy, wrinkled

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multitude

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a great number of things or people

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surreal

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very strange, almost like a dream

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surreal

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very strange, almost like a dream

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accomplice

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a person who helps do something illegal

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wheedle

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to persuade someone to do something by saying nice things

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empowered

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having capabitily to do something for yourself

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profuse

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in great amounts

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laden

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loaded heavily with something

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anguish

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having extreme suffering or pain

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defiant

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“going against something” showing the willingness to resist, challenge or fight

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virtue

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good or moral quality

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conjure

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to make something appear by using magic