week 10 Flashcards
1
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inclement
A
unfavorable, stormy
2
Q
peruse
A
to read carefully or to read casually
3
Q
premonition
A
forewarning, feeling that something is about to happen
4
Q
desist
A
cease
5
Q
recoil
A
draw back
6
Q
to pay the piper
A
to bear the consequences
7
Q
pertinent
A
to the point
8
Q
mastiff
A
large dog
9
Q
obsess
A
to haunt, preoccupy, when you can’t stop thinking about something
10
Q
doleful
A
sad, melancholy
11
Q
wan
A
sickly pale
12
Q
histrionics
A
ridiculous display of emotions, temper tantrum
13
Q
elusive
A
hard to grasp
14
Q
frustrate
A
counteract, foil, thwart
15
Q
symptomatic
A
having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative
16
Q
interject
A
insert, interrupt
17
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inert
A
without power to move
18
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salient
A
outstanding, prominent
19
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imminent
A
likely to happen, threatening
20
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squeamish
A
easily shocked, over sensitive
21
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engrossed
A
absorbed
