Homegoing Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Impassioned

A

Filled with passion or zeal; great energy or enthusiasm

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2
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Premonition

A

Previous warning or notice; foreshadowing or forewarning; anticipation of a future event

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3
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Dissolution

A

Termination or destruction by breaking down or dispersing

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4
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Imperceptibly

A

Not noticeable by a sense or by the mind; subtle, gradual, undetectable

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5
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Contrite

A

Feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for poor behavior/actions

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6
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Jeer

A

To speak with mocking and insulting remarks; to taunt

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7
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Discordant

A

Disagreeing quarrelsome; being at odds

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7
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Raucously

A

Disagreeably harsh; rough or harsh in sound; loud, disordered

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8
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Billowed

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To rise or roll in waves or surges; to swell out due to wind; move or flow outward

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9
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Gingerly

A

Cautiously and carefully moving using extreme care in one’s actions

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10
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Folly

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A foolish act or idea; lack of good sense

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Stupor

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A condition of greatly dulled, or completely suspended, sense or ability; a daze

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