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15 Cards in this Set
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anxious
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concerned or worried
I was anxious to receive my test results because I thought I did bad. |
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atrocious
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extremely horrible, dreadful
Everybody hated the bully's atrocious attitude. |
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compliance
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obedience
The compliant soldier did as followed. |
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congregate
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assemble, gather
The group congregated at a meeting. |
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console
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comfort, soothe
A warm smile consoled me after the funeral. |
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ecstatic
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thrilled, overjoyed
I was ecstatic when I saw my locker wrapped. |
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indulgent
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overly permissive and lenient
My parents are indulgent to me on my birthday. |
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mock
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taunt, tease, imitate
He mocked the evil teacher. |
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slouch
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hunch over with poor posture
The student slouched in his chair, barely listening to the teachers boring lecture. |
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subdued
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calm, quiet and under control
The student subdued after the teacher yelled at him. |
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disparage
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to deny
We disparaged his awful behavior. |
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rambunctious
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difficult to control or handle
The rambunctious child squirmed in his seat, waiting to be excused to the bathroom. |
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scrupulous
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precise or exact
He showed off his scrupulous vocabulary. |
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squander
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to spend or use wastefully
He squandered off his money in town. |
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whimsical
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unpredictable
His whimsical behavior puzzled them on what he would do next. |
