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Drone

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Noun

A person who does not work that is boring and not very important , a deep noise or sound

When he was breathing it sounded like a drone

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Indifferent

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Adj

Not interested or concerned about something neither good or bad

He was so tired that he was indifferent at his football game

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Saunter

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Verb

To walk in a slow relaxed manner without effort

I sauntered to class because I don’t like science

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Disgruntled

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Adj

Angry or dissatisfied

I was disgruntled with my test grade

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Baffle

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Verb

To confuse someone completely

I baffled my cousin in the corn maze

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Grimace

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Noun

An ugly twisted expression on a persons face usually to express pain or disgust

I made a grimace when I saw my moms food

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Dabble

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Verb

To play or take a part in an activity on a way that is not serious

I dabbled in the class spelling bee

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Accusatory

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Adj

Expressing blame or accusing someone

The principle was very accusatory towards the kids in detention

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Demeanor

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Noun

A persons outward behavior or appearance

His demeanor was very proper

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Annihilate

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Verb

To destroy completely

His science project annihilated everyone else’s

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Devious

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Adj

Willing to Lie or trick people to
Get what one wants

He was very devious so he could get money

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Infer

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Verb

To form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on evidence

I made an inference on what the answer could be using the context

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Foreshadow

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Verb

To give a suggestion or hint
About something that had not happened yet

The author foreshadowed the story using some clues

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Recalcitrant

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Adjective

Stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders

The little boy was recalcitrant when the teacher sent him the the office

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Supposition

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Noun

An idea or theory that one believes is true

I made a supposition of who was he murder of the crime with the clues he left behind

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Clamorous

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Adjective

Full of noise , loud

Everyone at the party was making clamorous noise

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Abashed

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Adjective

Embarrassed

I was so embarrassed when I fell at the gym on the treadmill

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Despondent

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Adjective

Very sad and without hope

I was despondent when I found out my hamster died

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Concur

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Verb

To agree with someone or something

I concurred with the principal when he said I had detention because I was wrong

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Barrage

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Noun

A great amount of something quickly and continuously

I had a barrage of emails because I hadn’t logged on in a week

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Ingrained

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Adjective

Deeply embedded

The adults looked at us ingrained

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Plod

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Verb

To walk slowly with heavy steps

I plodded into my room after running 10 miles

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Ostentatious

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Adjective

Excessively showing , displaying , wealth , knowledge , etc in a way that is meant to attract attention

I ostentatiously showed of my gold watch