Of Mine and Men Vocab Part 2 Flashcards

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reprehensible

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deserving of reprove or rebuke

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reverently

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feeling or showing deep and solemn respect

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welter

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to tumble about

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wryly

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abnormally bent, crooked, devious

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mauled

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to handle or use roughly

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aloof

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not friendly or forthcoming, distant

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champing

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to bite upon or grind

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disarming

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removing or capable of removing hostility or suspicion

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apprehension

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fear of future trouble

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sullen

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showing ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

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contemptuously

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state of being disgraced, dispised

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indignation

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strong displeasure at something considered unjust

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crestfallen

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dejected, dispirited, discouraged

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earnestly

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serious in intention, purpose, or effect

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complacently

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pleased especially in oneself or one’s merits

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contorted

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twisted in a violent manner

17
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writhed

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to twist the body about or squirm in pain

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sniveled

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to weep or cry with sniffling