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20 Cards in this Set
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receptive
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(adj.) open and responsive to ideas (open minded)
antonym: unsympathetic, stubborn |
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nuisance
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(n) one that is annoying
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deliberate
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(v) when you do something and you are aware of the consequences
antonym: accidental |
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rigidly
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(adv.) inflexible or unyielding
antonym: flexible |
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sarcastically
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(adv.) a sharp, mocking remark (make fun of but don't really mean it)
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confident
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(adj.) full of conviction, knowing that you're right (being very sure)
antonym: timid, apprehensive |
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reprehensible
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(adj.) something you strongly disapprove of
antonym: praiseworthy |
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conceal
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(v) to hide (be out of sight)
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subsided
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(v) to become less
antonym: to rise, increase, grow |
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reverently
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(adv.) a feeling of honor or/and respect
antonym: disrespectfully |
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bemused
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(v) to make confused and puzzled and bewildered
antonym: unperplexed |
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grinning
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(v) to smile
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whirled
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(v) to throw violently
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poised
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(adj.) full of composure
antonym: unbalanced |
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bleated
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(v) cry made by sheep (whine)
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cowering
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(v) to shrink away
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crouched
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(v) to lower your body, to bend
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wryly
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(adj.) to be bent out of shape (wryly smile)
antonym: straight |
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solemnly
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(adv.) somber-mellow, serious
antonym: frivolous |
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derision
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(n) to use ridicule, to show contempt
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