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15 Cards in this Set
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deferential |
showing courteous regard for people's feelings |
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virtue |
any admiral quality or tribute |
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whim |
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea |
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ominous |
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
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irresolute |
uncertain how to act or proceed |
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plaintively |
in a manner expressing sorrow |
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zeal |
a feeling of strong eagerness |
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impertinent |
improperly forward or bold |
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frivolous |
not serious in content or attitude or behavior |
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vexedly |
to be irritated, bothered, or frustrated |
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parable |
a short moral story |
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apprehensive |
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm |
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heed |
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) |
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intractably |
not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: |
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diminutive |
1. very small 2. a word that is formed with a suffix to indicate smallness |