Open Boat Vocab Flashcards
1
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Scornfully
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An emotion involving both anger and disgust
2
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Surmounting
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To prevail over, to overcome
3
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Tumultuous
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Marked by tumult; marked by disturbance and uproar
4
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Scrutiny
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A careful looking over
5
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Wistfully
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Feeling or showing a timid desire
6
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Ominous
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Foretelling evil
7
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Wallowing
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To rollabout sluggishly in or as if in deep mud
8
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Subtle
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Cunning, or crafty
9
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Motley
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Made up of diverse often incongruous elements
10
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Cynical
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Someone who attributes all actions to selfish motives
11
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Apropos
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Fitting; at the right time
12
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Direful
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Dreadful; awful
13
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Apprehension
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Anticipation of adversity or misfortune
14
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Scathe
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To attack with severe criticism
15
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Waifs
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Something found without an owner
