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14 Cards in this Set
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loathsome
loath some |
repulsive, disgusting, detestable
ex. His habits are loathsome. |
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wretch
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a person of great misfortune//wicked person//miserably sad//poor constuction
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idle
i dle |
wasting time, not working
The car was idling (running but going nowhere) The factory sat idle for a week. |
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intricate
in-tri-cate |
highly detailed-like a spider's web
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squallor
squall or |
filthy, especially because of neglect
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disillusioned
dis illusion ed dis-il-lu-sioned |
Seeing things are not as they appear.
(usually a person is disappointed when they are disillusioned!) |
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indignant
in dig nant |
angry about being accused of something!
ex. How dare you say I'm messy! |
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delusional
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seeing or thinking things that aren't reality.
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contribute
con trib ute |
to give
He always contributed to charity. |
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funeral pyre
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flames to burn a dead body
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idol
i dol |
a person or object of intense admiration or love // an image of a god that is worshipped as it it were a god
(Elvis was a teen idol) (Budda idol's are all over Thailand) |
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console
con sole |
comfort
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fiancee
fi an cee |
person engaged to be married
(I would like to introduce my fiancee) |
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fiendish
fiend ish |
evil, devilish, intensly wicked or cruel
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