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15 Cards in this Set
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Anxious (Adjective)
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Concerned, worried
I was anxious as I walked on stage |
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Atrocious (Adjective)
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Extremely horrible, dreadful
It was an atrocious gesture, Sarah thought. |
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Compliance (Noun)
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Obedience
On the shelf was the compliance |
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Congregate (verb)
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Assemble, gather
The board will congregate |
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Console (verb)
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Comfort, Soothe
She attempted to console me, but it didn't work |
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Ecstatic (Adjective)
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Thrilled, overjoyed
He was the most estatic person in the room |
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Indulgent (Adjective)
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Overly permissive and lenient
My indulgent friend was the one I really, truely liked |
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Mock (verb)
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taunt, tease especially by mimicking a particular voice or behavior
The boy began to mock me |
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Slouch (verb)
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Hunch over as with poor posture
I slouched in my seat |
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Subdued (Adjective)
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Calm, quiet, under control
She was subdued as her eyes rolled over each and every word |
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Disparage (verb)
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cutting remarks; billitle; to put someone down
He disparaged the teacher |
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Rambunctious (Adjective)
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Unruly, boisterous
"His behavior was rather rambuctious if you ask me," she said |
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Scrupulous (Adjective)
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Good moral values
He was scrupulous |
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Squander (verb)
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Waste; sometimes squander money
The lunch trays were squandered |
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Whimsical (Adjective)
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Capricious, changing your mind
The man talking to my teacher seemed whimsical |
