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10 Cards in this Set
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Sophisticated
(Adjective) |
Experienced in worldly ways.
The well traveled, finely dressed woman seemed sophisticated as she explained the intricacies of life in modern day. |
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Aloofness
(Noun) |
The state of being uninterested and unsympathetic.
HIs aloofness as he sat on the bus away from his teammates made some people have a distaste for him. |
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Elite
(Adjective) |
Superior; top
The girl just recently joined an elite soccer team. |
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Resignedly
(Adjective) |
Patiently accepting; in an unresisting way.
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Ember
(Noun) |
A glowing piece of wood
When the embers of the cigaret fell, it began a fire. |
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Apprehensive
(Adjective) |
Anxious or fearful; uneasy
Johnny was very apprehensive about gangs, after he was beat up by one. |
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Defiance
(Noun) |
Open, bold resistance to authority.
In defiance of his father warnings, he became friends with the trouble maker anyways. |
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Contemptuous
(Adjective) |
Scornful; despising
Fox Lane is always contemptuous of the Quakers when they lose to them. |
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Sheepish
(Adjective) |
Acting embarrassed or ashamed.
When people found out the boy's dad was a janitor, he was very sheepish about it. |
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Premonition
(Noun) |
A feeling that something is about to occur.
I just had a premonition, when i saw that man walking down the icy road. |
