Vocab #5 Flashcards

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Boisterous

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Loud, noisy, lacking discipline

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Caitiff

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A cowardly person

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Dexterity

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Skin in performing tasks (mental, physical)

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Disarming

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Removing suspicion, inspiring confidence

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Grievance

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Resentment (grudge) for being wronged

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Jocund

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Having a cheerful disposition, merry

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Portent

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Sign of something catastrophic (bad) is about to happen

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Repose

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At rest; calmness

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Scathe

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To criticize severely

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Acerbity

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Harsh, bitterness

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