Vocab 6 Definitions Flashcards

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The state of feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.

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Composure

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Stupid or careless mistake

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Blunder

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Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.

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Ecstatic

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Sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

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Frugal

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Spending money or resources freely and recklessly, wastefully extravagant.

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Prodigal

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The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.

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Discretion

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extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

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Fatigue

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8
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A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

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Lament

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9
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Care for and encourage the growth or development of.

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Nurture

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Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance.

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Arrogance

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Of, for, or relating to young people.

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Juvenile

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12
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A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.

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Nausea

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13
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The quality of being religious or reverent

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Piety

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Extremely hungry

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Ravenous

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