Shattering Glass Vocabulary Flashcards

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Annihilate

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(verb) to destroy something completely

My little cousin annihilated the vase when he dropped it.

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Devious

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

It was devious of him to lie to his mom so he won’t get in trouble.

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Infer

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(verb) to form an opinion or a conclusion based by evidence

I was able to infer that he was the one who killed Old Man Jackens.

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Inference

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(noun) a conclusion or opinion formed by evidence

The inference I made about the show made other people think its bad to.

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Foreshadow

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(verb) to give a hint about something that has not happened yet
In the book the author foreshadowed in how the main character dies.

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Disgruntled

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(adj) angry

The way the woman looked at me was in a disgruntled manor.

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Baffle

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(verb) to confuse someone completely

My question would baffle my peers

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Baffled

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(adj) confused

I was baffled in how to build the race cart.

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Grimace

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(noun) an ugly twisted expression
(verb) to make a grimace
Clean that grimace off before I do!
The stranger gave me grimace because I bumped into him.

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Dabble

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(verb) to play or take part in a way that isn't serious
He dabbled along through class the paying attention.
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Accusatory

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(adj) accusing someone

The police need proper evidence for accusatory

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Demeanor

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(noun) a persons outward behavior and appearance

His demeanor was strong in the debate we had in class.

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Indiffrent

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(adj) not interested

He was indifferent to the subject.

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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 sound
The way he works at his job can be compared to a drone.
It dropped to a drone then it got quite.

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Saunter

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(verb) to walk in a slow relaxed matter

Everybody in the morning saunter in the hallways

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