VOCABULARY CHAPTERS 13 Disgrace To bring shame to Aloofness Removed distant in interest or feeling Incredulous Skeptical Inability to believe something VOCABULARY CHAPTERS 13 Roguishly ID: 684246
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Disgrace
To bring shame to
Aloofness
Removed; distant in interest or feeling
Incredulous
SkepticalInability to believe somethingSlide3
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Roguishly
Ornery
Having an irritable disposition
Scatterbrained
A silly, careless person
Playing mischievouslySlide4
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Unfathomable
Impossible to understand
Gallantly
Polite and attentive to women
Cunning
Crafty, sly, deceptiveSlide5
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Bleak
Dreary, cheerless
Ligament
A tough band of tissue that holds bones together
Nonchalantly
Having a confident and easy mannerSlide6
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Hastily
Done in a hurry; fast and often not thorough
Merrily
Full of good humor
Vaguely
Not clearly expressedSlide7
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Reeling
To pull in
ContemptuouslyExpressing disdain
Scornfully
FinalityThe idea of being finalSlide8
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Premonition
Keeled
To turn a ship or boat over
Apprehensive
Uneasy or fearful about something that might happenA forewarning
A feeling of anxiety over a future eventSlide9
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Unceasingly
Continuous
Quavered
Trembling
RuefullyRegretfully
Expressing sorrow or pitySlide10
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Groggy
Dazed or weakened from lack of sleep
Imploringly
Begging urgently
EludedEscaped understandingSlide11
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Shuddered
To tremble with fear
BewilderedBewilderment
A state of confusion or disorientation
PlantationsA group of plants (trees)Slide12
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Indignant
InsultingExpressing strong displeasure at something unjust
Sullenly
Show irritation
Fiend
A cruel personSlide13
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Reluctantly
Unwillingly
Extent
The range which something extends
GorgedTo eat greedilySlide14
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Doggedly
Stubbornly
Conviction
Firm belief
ClobberedTo hit with forceSlide15
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Towheaded
So blond that the hair appears almost white
Beefed
To add power or strength to
TestifyTo make a statement on personal knowledge or beliefSlide16
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Gagged
To prevent from speaking or crying out
Jolt
To move jerkily
Staggered
To move unsteadily from side to sideSlide17
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radiates
shines
exploitsa brave or daring act
aghast
struck with terror or amazementSlide18
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scarredmenace
someone who represents a threat
juvenile delinquent
a young person in violation of the law
to do lasting injury to someoneSlide19
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gripe
to irritate
manslaughter
the unlawful killing of a person without the intent to do soslick
to make smootheSlide20
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abruptly
suddenly
genuinesincere; honest
divert
to turn the attention away fromSlide21
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traitor
someone who betrays another’s trust
reluctantlyshowing doubt or unwillingness
conformity
to act in agreementSlide22
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leery
suspicious
grimacing
twisting of the face as if disgusted
savvyto understandSlide23
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smoldering
to burn slowly with smoke; usually without a flame
contractedto squeeze together as if to make smaller
editorial
an article in a newspaper that expresses the opinion of the writerSlide24
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agony
extreme, prolonged pain
spruced updressed neatly or smart
whirling
to turn around or spin rapidlySlide25
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warily
very cautious