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25 Cards in this Set
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abrupt |
Happening suddenly without warning |
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to achieve |
To do what one sets out to do; to accomplish a goal |
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an achievement |
something done that takes skill or effort |
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to attempt |
to try; to make an effort |
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an attempt |
a try |
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contempt |
a feeling that someone or something is bad or unworthy |
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to entertain |
1. to interest and amuse 2. to have guests 3. to have in mind |
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to glimpse |
to get a quick look at |
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a glimpse |
a quick or hasty look |
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haste |
hurry (with possible carelessness) |
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hasty |
very quick; in a hurry |
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to mock |
to make fun of |
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mock (adjective) |
not real; pretend |
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to persist |
1. To keep on and on doing or trying something
2. To go on and on |
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persistence |
The act of sticking to something; not giving up |
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persistent |
refusing to give up |
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to persuade |
to convince someone to win someone over by arguing or asking |
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persuasive |
having the power to persuade |
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a phase |
a stage in a series of changes |
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quaint |
odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way |
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to recall |
1. to remember
2. to take back or call back |
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to reject |
to refuse to accept; to refuse to use |
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a reject |
something less than acceptable; something that falls short of what is acceptable |
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to revise |
1. To go over carefully to correct or improve
2. To change something in order to bring it up to date |
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sensitive |
1. quick to notice or feel
2. easily affected by even slight change |
