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10 Cards in this Set
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Sophisticated
Adjective |
Experienced in worldly ways
The teacher was too sophisticated for me to understand her. |
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Elite
Adjective |
Superior; top
My cousin joined the elite soccer team. |
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Resignedly
Adverb |
patiently accepting; in an unresisting way
He resignedly stated that he wanted to help with the huge project . |
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Ember
Noun |
A glowing piece of wood
the ember glowed in the darkness of the night. |
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Apprehensive
Adjective |
Anxious or fearful; uneasy
he was apprehensive about getting braces. |
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Defiance
Noun |
Open, bold resistance to authority
Dally had a defiance with the police. |
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Contemptuous
Adjective |
Scornful; despising
The old men thought of kids as contemptuous |
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Sheepish
Adjective |
Acting embarrassed or ashamed
Susie is very sheepish around boys. |
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Premonition
Noun |
A feeling that something is about to occur.
He had a premonition and then it had happened |
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Aloofness
Noun |
The state of being of being unsympathetic.
The boy was very aloofness to the girl who had just lost her father |
