Shattering Glass Vocab. Flashcards

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Indifferent

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(adj. ) not interested or concerned about something

(adj. )neither good or bad

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Drone

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(noun) a person who does work that is boring and not very important.
(noun) a deep continuous sound
(verb) to make a continuous sound

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Saunter

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(verb) to walk in a slow relaxed manner without effort.

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Disgruntled

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(adj.) angry or dissatisfied

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Baffle

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(verb) to confuse someone completely

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Baffled

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(adj.) confused

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Grimace

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(noun) an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, usually to express pain or disgust.
(verb) to make a grimace

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Dabble

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(verb) to play or take part in an activity in a way that is not serious

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Accusatory

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(adj.) expressing blame or accusing someone

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Demeanor

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(noun) a persons outward behavior or appearance

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Annihilate

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(verb) to destroy something completely

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Devious

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(adj.) willing to lie or trick people to get what one wants

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Infer

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(verb) to form an opinion from evidence

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Inference

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(noun) the act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence.

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Foreshadow

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(verb) a warning or indication of a future event

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Recalcitrant

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(adj. ) stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders.

- The recalcitrant child refused to get ready for school.

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Supposition

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(noun) an idea or theory that one believes is true, an uncertain truth.
- Many children believe the supposition that there are monsters under their beds.

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Clamorous

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(adj. ) marked by loud and insistent cries, full of noise.

- The clamorous music from the neighbors kept me awake all night.

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Abashed

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(adj. ) embarrassed or ashamed

- I was abashed when I forgot my lines during the school play.

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Despondent

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(adj. ) very sad and without hope.

- She was very despondent when her crush asked out another girl.

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Concur

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(verb) to agree with someone or something.

- I concur with my classmates that we shouldn’t have homework on the weekends.

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Barrage

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(noun) a great amount of something that comes quickly and continuously.
- He had a barrage of support during the debate.

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Ingrained

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(adj. ) being a part of the inner most nature of a being, existing for a long time and very difficult to change.
- My school schedule is ingrained in my head because i do it every day.

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Plod

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(verb) to walk slowly with heavy steps; to progress or develop slowly.
- When the basketball team lost the game they all plodded off the court.

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Ostentatious

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(adj. ) excessively showy, displaying wealthy,knowledge,etc. in a way that is meant to attract attention, admiration, or jealousy.
- Her purse was ostentatious and let everyone know of her wealth.