second nine weeks Flashcards

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Restive

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Uneasy, impatient, restless

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Dither

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To hesitate, second guess

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Inimical

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Cold and unwelcoming, unfriendly

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Abberation

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Temporary departure from one’s normal mental state

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Palliate

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Reduce the severity of

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Plaudits

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An expression of praise

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Invective

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Angry verbal attack

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Pariah

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An outcast

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Instigate

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To provoke

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Recind

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Revoke or cancel

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Candor

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Qualities of being honest or open

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Redoubtable

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Worthy of fear or respect

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Exigent

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Urgent matter

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Irate

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Irritated, angry, mad

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Exacerbated

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Make things worse

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