week 10 Flashcards

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inclement

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unfavorable, stormy

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peruse

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to read carefully or to read casually

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premonition

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forewarning, feeling that something is about to happen

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desist

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cease

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recoil

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draw back

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6
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to pay the piper

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to bear the consequences

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pertinent

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to the point

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mastiff

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large dog

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obsess

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to haunt, preoccupy, when you can’t stop thinking about something

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doleful

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sad, melancholy

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wan

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sickly pale

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histrionics

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ridiculous display of emotions, temper tantrum

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elusive

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hard to grasp

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frustrate

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counteract, foil, thwart

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symptomatic

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having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative

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interject

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insert, interrupt

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inert

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without power to move

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salient

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outstanding, prominent

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imminent

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likely to happen, threatening

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squeamish

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easily shocked, over sensitive

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engrossed

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absorbed