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15 Cards in this Set
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anxious
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experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness
I was anxious for the test. |
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atrocious
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horrifyingly wicked
Mrs. Wolff's teaching was atrocious. |
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compliance
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the action for fact of complying with a wish or command
They secure each others cooperation or compliance. |
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congregate
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to gather in a crowd or mass
The people all congregated at the temple. |
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console
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comfort at a time of grief or disappointment
She consoled me in the time of sorrow. |
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ecstatic
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feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness
The audience was ecstatic when I walked onto the stage. |
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indulgent
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having or indicating a readiness or over readiness to be generous
He was indulgent about the act he was going to perform. |
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mock
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to imitate someone in a puerile way
The kid was mocking me in class. |
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slouch
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to not sit upright in a chair
The girl slouched in S.S. class. |
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subdued
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quiet and rather reflective and depressed
I was subdued all day b/c of my grandfather's death. |
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disparage
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regard or represent as being of little worth
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rambunctious
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uncontrollably excited- energetic- wild
He was so rambunctious at the party. |
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scrupulous
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diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to detail
The woman was so scrupulous to tall the details on the board. |
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squander
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waste in a reckless foolish manner
He through away the money squanderingly. |
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whimsical
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playful, faint, and fanciful
The unicorn was whimsical. |
