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16 Cards in this Set
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Anxious
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adjective
nervousness; distress; uneasiness; fear of danger He was anxious when waiting for his test results. |
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Atrocious
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adjective
despising; awful; cruel His poor handwriting was atrocious. |
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Compliance
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noun
conforming; yielding His compliance with the doctor's instructions helped him quickly recover. |
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Congregate
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verb
bring together; assemble The crowd congregated outside the movie theater and waited to get in. |
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Console
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noun
television; phonograph; radio cabinet standing on floor; electronic device His grandfather's television console was so big it weighed over 100 pounds |
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Console
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verb
to enlighten one's spirits; to cheer up during sadness The vet tried to console the woman after her cat died. |
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Ecstatic
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adjective
excited; enthusiastic He was ecstatic when the Patriots won the Super Bowl. |
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Indulgent
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adjective
lenient; tolerant The teacher was indulgent of the misbehaving boy that day because he was usually very well behaved. |
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Mock
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verb
to mimic action of speech The boys mocked the new student from France because he spoke English with an accent. |
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Slouch
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verb
to sit or stand with a drooping posture His mother reminded him not to slouch in his chair but to sit up straight. |
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Subdued
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adjective
quiet; controlled He was shy and subdued when he first moved to town and didn't know anyone. |
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Disparage
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verb
to speak poorly of He learned not to disparage his opponent. |
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Rambunctious
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adjective
difficult to control The toddler was rambunctious and ran all around the party. |
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Scrupulous
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adjective
strict belief in what is right He was scrupulous when it came to defending his family's honor. |
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Squander
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verb
to spend wastefully The hiker squandered his water and then he was thirsty for the rest of the trip. |
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Whimsical
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adjective
playfully quaint or fanciful, esp. in an appealing and amusing way. |
