Red Badge Of Courage Words Flashcards

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Oblique

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Slant

The gift of a gym membership was an oblique reference to his weight.

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Effaced

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Erased

His failure brought a shame he couldn’t efface.

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Lurid

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Vivid

I had a lurid nightmare last night that was too detailed.

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Ethical

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Moral

Society rules that killing others is not ethical, yet it happens any way.

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Diffidently

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Shyly

The timid boy diffidently nudged the girl’s shoulder to get her attention.

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Vivacious

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Lively

A vivacious person is often upbeat.

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Despondent

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Hopeless

With the AP US history homework, a reprieve seems despondent.

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Formidable

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Fearful

The Manson essay is a formidable assignment for many juniors.

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Epithets

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Disparaging remarks

He waved away the entire discussion with the epithet “grotesque”.

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Adherents

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Followers

Many people think his an adherent of Islam.

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Ominous

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Sinister

The blackening clouds was an ominous sign of the coming storm.

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Commiseration

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Sympathy

The poor man looked at the slave with commiseration.

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Felicitating

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Congratulating

When people reach their long sought goals, they felicitate each other.

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Vociferous

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Loud

The man burst into vociferous demands for compensation.

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Mused

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Think about

I have often mused over what lay in my future.

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Stolid

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No emotion

It is very hard to tell how stoic and stolid people are feeling.

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Impetus

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Driving force

An impetus in his decision was his moral standing.

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Aggregations

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Gathering

Many religious groups hold aggregations regularly to worship together.

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Ardor

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Enthusiasm

He felt great ardor towards the idea of supporting the worthy cause.

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Stealthy

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Secret

The thief was stealthy in his ascent to the roof to not be caught.