Vocabulary Act 1, sc 1 Flashcards

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weary

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tired, worn out

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pretense

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excuse, false explanation to hide truth

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feeble

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weak, lacking physical strength

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disheveled

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messy, disordered, untidy

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erratic

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unpredictable, no set pattern

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indifference

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a lack of indifference, no quality of caring

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exasperated

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frustrated, highly irritated

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grudgingly

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resentfully, unwillingly

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conspicuously

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noticeable, clear to see

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sullen

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down in spirit, defeated, depressed, sad

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vindicated

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proven to be right or cleared from blame

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gruffness

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roughness, unfriendliness, harshness in manner

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grossing

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earning as income or profit

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chauffeur

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hired driver to serve an individual

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permeated

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spread throughout something or someone

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vengeance

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the act of revenge for a wrong

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fury

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extreme anger

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unobtrusively

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in a way that it is not noticeable or attract attention

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doggedly

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persistently, in a determined way

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peaked

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unhealthy, sickly

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meddling

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to interfere in other people’s business

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invest

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to commit money or effort to receive something from it

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tentative

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cautious, uncertain, not confident

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futile

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pointless, or useless, having no result

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notions

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ideas or theories