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15 Cards in this Set
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Anxious
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Eagerly Desirous. I waited anxiously for my test.
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Atrocious
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shockingly brutal or cruel. Murder is an atrocious crime.
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Compliance
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Following the rules. I was in compliance with the doctors instructions.
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Congregate
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come together. On new years the people congregated in front of the ball.
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Console
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Comfort; soothe. After we lost the game, our parents tried to console us, but it was the trip to macdonald's that really cheered us up.
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Ecstatic
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Feeling great rapture or delight. I was feeling ecstatic when I got my test back.
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Indulgent
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Tolerant or lenient. The indulgent parents waited and waited for their kids to come home.
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Mock
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Imitate with mockery. I felt jim was mocking me because he was making faces at me.
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Slouch
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Drooping posture or carriage. Henry was slouching in his chair because he thought it was confertable.
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Subdued
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Quieted and brought under control. The children subdued their voices when the teacher started yelling.
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Disparage
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Express a negative opinion. The teacher disparaged her kids efforts.
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Rambunctious
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Energetic and difficult to control. The rambunctious kids were going out of control.
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Scrupulous
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Exactly and carefully conducted. He scrupulously picked up the bomb because he knew it could blow at any minute.
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Squander
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waste; spend thoughtlessly; throw away. Jake squandered his only chance at becoming a baseball player.
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Whimsical
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Playful; light-hearted or amusing. The rockefeller tree is whimsical.
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