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15 Cards in this Set
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Vulnerable |
D: Susceptible to physical or emotional injury EX: We are in a vulnerable situation. |
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Reserved |
D: Keeping ones feelings, thoughts or emotions to oneself; self-restraint
EX: He urged protesters to exercise restraint. |
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Feigned |
D: To give a false appearance
EX: Her eyes widened with a feigned shock. |
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Levity |
D: Lightness of matter or speech, when inappropriate
EX: Maybe a little levity would help. |
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Plagaristic |
D: Copied and passed off as your own EX: It's forbidden to use plagiarism in schools. |
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Marred |
D: Something that has been damaged, disfigured, or damaged
EX: Violence marred a number of New Year celebrations. |
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Perpetual |
D: continuing without interruption; prolonged
EX: Her mothers perpetual nagging... |
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Bizarre |
D: Out of the ordinary; odd
EX: There was a bizarre storm this summer that confused Montanans. |
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Acute |
D: keenly perceptive or discerning, extremely sharp or severe
EX: There is an acute awareness of fashion changing... |
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Reproach |
D: To bring shame upon; disgrace
EX: Her father gave her the look of reproach. |
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Turbuence |
D: State of violent disturbance and disorder, wild or disruptive activity
EX: We're running into a little turbulence from the storm. |
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Supercilious |
D: Having or showing arrogant superiority; haughty; vain
EX: Lynda is so supercilious that she refuses to friend anyone outside her race. |
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Fractiousness |
D: The trait of being disobedient and lacking discipline; unruly
EX: The mans fractiousness made him unpopular with others. |
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Wistfully |
D: unfulfilled longing or yearning, pensively sad; melancholy
EX: The kitten stared wistfully at the forbidden fruit. |
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Vista |
D: a distant view seen through an opening as between rows of buildings or trees EX: Once past the open vista, the road deteriorated, dropping into the forest on federal land. |
