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Vocab for the english exam
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English
6th Grade
05/18/2014

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 Meticulously

 

 

Definition

taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough

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Temerity 
Definition
reckless boldness; rashness
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Amiably    
Definition
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; Friendly; sociable 
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Indignant
Definition
expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting
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Raucous
Definition
harsh; rowdy; disorderly
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Emaciated
Definition

abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh

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Ridiculed   
Definition
to make fun of
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Formidable
Definition

causing fear; of discouraging or awesome strength; intimidating

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Oblivious
Definition

unmindful; unconscious; unaware; forgetful; without memory

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Gloat        
Definition
to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious satisfaction
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Emitted
Definition
to give forth or release (a sound) to utter or voice, as opinions
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Retaliated
Definition

to return like for like, esp. evil for evil

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Wryly       
Definition

  Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony

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Sullenly
Definition

Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.

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Jovial
Definition

having or expressing humor; jolly

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Ambled
Definition
To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll                
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Snidely
Definition

Derogatory in a malicious, superior way

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Malevolently
Definition
Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; 
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Fallow
Definition

1Plowed but left unseeded during a growing season:

 

                2Land left unseeded during a growing season

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Impaled    
Definition

To pierce with a sharp stake or point.

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Flinch
Definition

To start or wince involuntarily, as from surprise or pain.

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Insolently
Definition

Insulting in manner or speech; arrogant; rude or disrespectful

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Languidly
Definition

Lacking energy or vitality; weak

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Adamant
Definition
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc
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Despondent 
Definition
feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom
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Lethargic
Definition

of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish

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Assurance
Definition

a positive declaration intended to give confidence; full confidence

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Affirmation
Definition

the assertion that something exists or is true.

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Transfixed
Definition

to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.

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Desolate 
Definition

Deserted; without inhabitants or visitors 

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Exasperation 
Definition

Extremely annoyed or irritated

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Conviction
Definition

A fixed or firm belief

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Extraordinary
Definition

beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established

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Commotion
Definition

violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance

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Lacquered 
Definition
a protective coating consisting of a resin (mixtures of carboxylic acids   
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Distinctly
Definition
in a distinct manner; clearly; without doubt; unmistakably
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Presumed 
Definition
to take for granted, assume, or suppose
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Forlorn
Definition

desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condion or appearance

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Frenzied
Definition
agitated; frantic
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Incredulous
Definition

disinclined to believe; skeptical; showing unbelief

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Insolently
Definition

Rude or disrespectful; insulting

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Obliged
Definition
to place under a debt of gratitude for some benefit, favor, or service
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Reverberated
Definition

to reecho or resound; to rebound or recoil

 

 

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Simpered
Definition

to smile in a silly, self-conscious way

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Sinister
Definition

threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous

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Disdain
Definition
a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy 
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Dismissively
Definition

indicating dismissal or rejection; indicating lack of interest

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Enunciating
Definition

to utter or pronounce in an articulate or a particular manner

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Flounced
Definition

to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements

 

 

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Flustered
Definition
to become agitatedly confused; to put into a state of agitated confusion
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Incumbent
Definition
obligatory or obligated
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Medicinal
Definition
of, pertaining to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedy
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Peckish
Definition
somewhat hungry
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