Wow words Flashcards

writing and grammar

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pristine

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perfectly clean

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dawdle

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waste time; be slow

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competent

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having a necesary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully

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exuberant

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filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitment

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5
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famished

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intensely hungary

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6
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ludicrous

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so foolish unreasonable, out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

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naive

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showing lack of experience, wishdom, or judgement

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abrupt

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sudden or unexpective

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9
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jocular

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fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful

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omit

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leve out or exclued, either intentionally or forgetfully

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demeanor

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behavior toward other; outward manner

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12
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zephyr

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a gentle brezze

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13
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admosnished

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warn or reprimand someone firmly

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writhe

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make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body (often used in relation to pain)

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