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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Meaning of Impetuous

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Acting rashly

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Meaning of Petulance

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Impatience, ill-temper

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Meaning of Queer

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Strange

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Meaning of Deplorable

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Sad, sorrowful

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5
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Meaning of Dreadful

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Terrible

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Meaning of Saucy

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Disrespectful, impudent

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Meaning of Grievance

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Cause of complaint

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Meaning of Coy

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Shy, hesitant

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Meaning of Sniveling

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To cry in complaint

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Meaning of Flattery

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Exaggerated praise

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Meaning of Folly

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Foolish act

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Meaning of Draggle-tailed

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Untidy and dirty

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13
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Meaning of Guttersnipe

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Badly dressed person

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Meaning of Deprecating

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Expressing disappointment

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15
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Meaning of Prudery

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Narrow ideas of morality

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16
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Meaning of Wallop

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Beat, thrash

17
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Meaning of Intercepting

A

Stopping

18
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Meaning of Resolute

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Determined

19
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Meaning of Coaxing

A

Persuading gently

20
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Meaning of Brusquely

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Sad, sorrowful

21
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Meaning of Offend

A

To hurt feelings

22
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Meaning of Fidget

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Move about restlessly

23
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Meaning of Acquire

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Gain

24
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Meaning of Glumly

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Sadly, gloomily

25
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Meaning of Celebrated

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Famous

26
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Meaning of Savage

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Uncivilized

27
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Meaning of Contemplate

A

Look at

28
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Meaning of Endure

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Suffer, put up with

29
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Meaning of Console

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To give comfort

30
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Meaning of Glimpse

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Quick short look

31
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Meaning of Extricate

A

Get oneself free

32
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Meaning of Contempt

A

Look down upon

33
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Meaning of Slovenly

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Careless

34
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Meaning of Audacity

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Daring

35
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Meaning of Quietude

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Calmness

36
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Meaning of Convections

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Beliefs

37
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Meaning of Abject

A

Miserable

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