Vocabulary Flashcards

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importuned

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To ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something.

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discreet

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Careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.

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joiner

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A person who constructs the wooden components of a building, such as stairs, doors, and door and window frames.

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vain

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Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

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semblance

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The outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.

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mutiny

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An open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.

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grievance

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A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment.

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forsworn

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Agree to give up or do without (something).

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grub

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The larva of an insect, especially a beetle.

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choler

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One of the four bodily humors, identified with bile, believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament.