Grapes Of Wrath Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Prodigal

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Characterized by profuse or wasteful spending

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Dissipate

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Disperse or scatter

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Truculent

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Feeling or displaying ferocity, cruel, savage

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Cantankerous

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Difficult or irritating to deal with.

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Assail

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To attack violently with blows or words

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Faltering

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Speaking or walking weakly or unsteadily

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Listless

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Characterized by lack of interest or energy

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Concession

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The admitting of a point claimed in an argument.

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Querulous

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Habitually complaining

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Imperious

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Marked by arrogant assurance; domineering

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Reproachful

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Expressing of rebuke or disapproval

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Exhortation

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Language intended to incite or encourage

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Feral

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Relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast

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Bemused

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Bewildered; engross somebody

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Proboscis

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Long, flexible snout, trunk of an elephant, large nose.

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