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24 Cards in this Set
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listlessly
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Def: without energy or interest
Sentence: I sat listlessly, staring out the window as my teacher showed a presentation on Martin Luther King. |
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Discourse
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Def: speech, conversation
Sentence: The political leaders hoped for a meaningful discourse on the economy. |
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Prevailed
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Def: to be frequent
Sentence:The storms prevailed during this spring. |
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Haughtily
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Def: rudely proud, proudly conceded
Sentence: I told my sister haughtily that she was wrong, again. |
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Feigned
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Def: to give false appearance of
Sentence: I listened to the listen in feigned interest |
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Retaliated
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Def: get even, get revenge
Sentence: Cassie retaliated Mr. Barnetts curse words. |
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Malevolently
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Def: hopind something bad happens to someone, in an evil way
Sentence: Stacey looked at Cassie malevolently because she kicked him. |
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Faltered
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Def: to move unsteadily, hesitated
Sentence: I faltered on the unpaved road. |
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Languidly
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Def: weak, lack of energy
Sentence: I languidly got out of my bed when my alarm clock rang at 6:00am. |
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Subdued
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Def: to quiet, to bring under control
Sentence: When Dr. Powderly walked down the hall he subdued the students. |
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Boycott
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Def: to exclude from normal business activities; refuse to buy
Sentence: Since the Wallace Market was overpricing its items the customers decided to boycott the store. |
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Trudged
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Def: walked slowly and heavily
Sentence: I trudged through the deep snow. |
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Flaunting
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Def: showing off
Sentence: She was flaunting her new shirt at her friends. |
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Candidly
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Def: honestly, frankly, openly
Sentence: I candidly admitted to cheating on the test. |
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Frenzied
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Def: wild, crazed, frantic, extremely excited
Sentence: When I was about to run from the gas station with all the money the manager screamed in a frenzied cry "you'll never get away with this"! |
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Reproachfully
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Def: blaming, with disapproval
Sentence: Reproachfully, I glanced at the neighbors yard which was a disgrace to the neighborhood. |
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Vulnerability
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Def: weakness,openness to attack
Sentence: Her vulnerability showed when the bullies took her lunch money everyday and she did nothing about it. |
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Desolately
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Def: all alone, lonely, deserted
Sentence: I desolately looked at the kids having fun as I sat alone. |
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Traipsing
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Def: wandering about
Sentence: She was traipsing off on her bike after being grounded for so long. |
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Jovial
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Def: happy, jolly
Sentence: When Amy got a 100 on her exam she was jovial for the rest of the day. |
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Flailed
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Def: to strike at wildly, thrashed
Sentence: I flailed my arms and knocked down the lamp. |
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Banished
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Def: to force to leave a country or place
Sentence: I was banished from the kingdom when I stole the queens gold and was caught. |
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Indicating
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Def: pointing out
Sentence: The flowers were indicating the arrival of spring. |
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Shunned
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Def: to exclude
Sentence: I shunned my former friends for cooler ones. |
