Vocab 3\13\24 Flashcards

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disdain

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the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt.

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seldom

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on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often:

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exasperation

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an act or instance of exasperating; provocation.

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specter

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a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.

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mourning

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the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.

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staccato

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shortened and detached when played or sung:

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donned

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put on, applied, or assumed:

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tantalize

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to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.

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contempt

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the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.

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