Unit two Flashcards
1
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- complacent adj
A
too pleased with oneself, smug
2
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- chagrin n
A
embarrassment
3
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- contrition n
A
,shame
4
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- disconsolate adj
A
cheerles
5
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- pensive adj
A
thoughtful
6
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- poignant adj
A
evoking emotion, moving or touching
7
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- ostentatious adj
A
showy, acting to impress others
8
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- pert adj
A
bold, saucy, spirited
9
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- supercilious adj
A
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
10
Q
- ingratiate v
A
to work oneself into favor
11
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- obsequious adj
A
showing excessive willingness to serve
12
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- encomium n
A
a speech or writing of high praise, tribute
13
Q
- laudable adj
A
praiseworthy, commendable
14
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- calumnious adj
A
falsely and maliciously accusing
15
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- convalesce v
A
to recover
16
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- propinquinity n
A
kinship, nearness in proximity
