Vocab week 2 Flashcards

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admonish

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to warn, scold, and advice

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akimbo

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with hands on hips and elbows jutting out; with arms and legs arranged haphazardly

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lassitude

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state of weariness or weakness that often includes the physical, emotional, and mental

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licentious

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lewd, wicked, lustful; tending to ignore moral limits

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muse

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to consider thoroughly (verb)

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muse

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one who inspires (noun)

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pecuniary

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having to do with financial matters

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plight

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an unfortunate or difficult circumstance

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presumptuous

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tending to assume rights or privileges not your own

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subversive

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intended to overthrow the establishment or the rules thereof

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vacuous

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without content, empty; empty-headed

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