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14 Cards in this Set
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Anxious
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adjective- concerned and worried
The girl was very anxious about her math test. |
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Atrocious
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adjective- extremely horrible, dreadful
The children's manners where atrocious at the dinner table. |
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Compliance
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noun- obedience
His compliance helped the show move along smoothly. |
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Congregate
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verb- assemble; gather
People waiting for rooms congregated in the hotel lobby. |
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Console
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verb- comfort; soothe
The mans children consoled him when his mother died. |
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Ecstatic
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adjective- thrilled; overjoyed
When he found out that they were going to Disney World for his birthday, he became ecstatic. |
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Mock
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verb- taunt; tease, especially by mimicking a particular voice or behavior
When the bully mocked the little boy; the boy ran away crying. |
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Slouch
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verb-hunch over as with poor posture
The teacher would always yell at the students for slouching because she had no tolerance for it. |
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Subdued
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adjective- quiet; controlled
Lucy sat there very subdued and payed close attention to the speaker. |
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Disparage
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verb- underestimate
Make sure not to disparage people just cause they appear to be different then everyone else. |
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Rambunctious
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adjective- difficult to control
The boy was very rambunctious after just eating a lot of sugar. |
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Scrupulous
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adjective- strict belief in what is right
She was very scrupulous when Hitler came up because she believed what he did was wrong. |
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Squander
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verb- to spend wastefully
He was carefully not to squander his money by buying things he didn't need. |
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Whimsical
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adjective- unpredictable
The boy was nervous about his competition because his new move he added was very whimsical. |