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19 Cards in this Set
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Imperturbable
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adjective- marked by extreme calm; serene
Even though the situation was stressful, I tried to remain imperturbable |
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Diverge
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(verb)- to branch off
When I went to high school, I diverged from my group of friends, and found her friends |
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Impinge (upon)
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(verb)- to make an impression
I tried impinged upon my teacher by answering all of her questions |
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Incessant
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(adj)- continuing of flowing without interruption
The baby's crying was incessant and eventually woke everyone up in the house |
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Pious
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(adj) marked by reverance for deity; devout
The man was very pious and prayed and went to church everyday |
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Vanity
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(noun) pride in one's looks
The woman showed vanity by always talking about her pretty she was |
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Luxuriate
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(verb) to indulge oneself;to revel
At the spa, she luxuriated by getting a facial |
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Deride
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(verb)to laugh at scornfully; ridicule
The group of boys derided at the new student when he air balled the ball in gym |
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Odorous
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adjective- smelly
The trash had not been taken out in over a week, which explained the odorous smell |
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Anguish
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(noun)- extreme pain of distress of the mind
The wife felt anguish when the soldier brought the news that her husband died in the war |
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meddle
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(verb)- to interfere without right or propriety
The girl was meddling in my personal life by stealing all of my boyfriends |
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auspicious
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(adjective)- promising success; favorable
Being the president came with an auspicious future and money |
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rouse
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(verb) to excite to activity; to stir up; to bring out of activity
The thunder roused through the night, causing the boys to be frightened |
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exile
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verb- to banish, expel
The man was exiled from the country for trying to overthrow to government |
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reverence
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noun- a feeling of deep respect
The servant showed reverence to the kind, by bowing at his feet |
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dodder
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verb- to tremble or shake usually from old age or illness
The old man doddered through the grocery store, not realizing the long line forming behind him |
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demoralize
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verb- to corrupt in morals; to weaken in discipline of spirit.
The girl demoralized when she became rich and forgot about all her friends and family |
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folly
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noun- lack of good sense; a foolish act or idea; foolish
The child's folly was his belief that his teacher would believe that his dog ate his homework |
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anarchy
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noun- a social structure without government or law and order
When the kind, died the country fell into an anarchy because no one would take his place |
