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Flashcards for Susan Massie
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unintentional, not on purpose 2) offensive unpleasant, disgusting 3) fickle often changing one's mind for no reason 4) luminous giving off light 5) repulsive causing disgust 6) grotesque unnaturally odd or ugly 7) demolish to tear down, to destroy 8) demeanor outward behavior or conduct 9) restoration to fix up like new 10) simultaneous occurring or existing at the same time 11) ironically different from what is expected 12) initial at the beginning, first 13) merge to join together so as to become one 14) inevitably cannot be avoided or prevented 15) vaguely not clear, exact, or definite 16) specify to describe in detail 17) exotic strangely attrative; foreign 18) chaotic confused and disorganized 19) commencement beginning; graduation ceremonies 20) autobiography story of a person's life by that person 21) lament to feel or show deep sorrow 22) ajar partially open 23) rummaged to search for something thoroughly 24) cantankerous hard to get along with 25) perturb to cause to be worried or upset 26) console to make feel less sad or disappointed 27) sentence a complete thought 28) subject what or who the sentence is about 29) predicate tells what the subject is or does 30) sentence fragment an incomplete thought 31) complete subject words to identify what sentence is about 32) simple subject main word in the complete subject 33) complete predicate words telling what subject is doing 34) simple predicate or verb main word(s) in complete predicate 35) pompous pretending to be important, showy 36) agitate to excite or disturb 37) overwhelmed to overcome completely; crush, overpower 38) run-on sentence two or more sentences written as one 39) saturated to cause to be thoroughly soaked 40) cud food brought back up and chewed again 41) recluse person who lives in seclusion 42) mimic to copy or imitate 43) dreary sad, depressing,dull, and uninteresting 44) compare to find similarities 45) contrast to find differences 46) plummet fall or drop straight down 47) persevere to continue on in spite of difficulty 48)sullen withdrawn, gloomy, sulky 49) swagger to walk or behave in a bold, rude way 50) wince to draw back slightly, as in pain 51) impulse internal force that causes one to act 52) retrieve to locate and bring back 53) desperation distress due to need or loss of hope 54) emerge to come out 55) wholeheartedly completely, sincerely, enthusiastically 56) maneuver to move or handle skillfully 57) menace a threat or danger 58) formidable causing fear due to size or strength 59) obnoxious annoying and disagreeable 60) persistently repeatedly 61) appalling shocking, horrifying 62) clamor a loud, continuous noise; uproar 63) grimace to twist the face, as in pain 64) portly stout but dignified appearance 65) authoritarian expecting obedience to authority 66) perspective point of view 67) impoverished made very poor 68) mortified greatly embarrassed 69) tact handling situations without problems 70) ecstatic overwhelmed with joy 71) avidly eagerly, enthusiastically 72) ultimately in the end; finally 73) reflective showing serious and careful thinking 74) intimidated made timid or fearful; bullied 75) instill to put in gradually, little by little 76) validity state of being supported by facts; truth 77) defiant showing bold resistance to authority 78) antagonism hostility 79) incriminate to show the guilt of 80) legitimate that which follows the rules; lawful 81) explicit clearly expressed 82) prejudice unfavorable opinion formed unfairly 83) comply to go along with a request 84) resigned giving in without resistence 85) boycott protest which refuses to buy/use product 86) mobilize to become prepared for war or emergency 87) inconvenience cause difficulty, bother, or hassle 88) indignity an offense against one's pride 89) oppression controlling with cruel/unjust force 90) negotiate to discuss in order to bring agreement 91) impose to apply legally, enforce |
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