1st 12 Flashcards by Alex Wible

Q

compunction

A

feeling guilt or regret

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chagrin

A

frustration due to failure or disappointment

charlegnes grin fading about her failed test

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contrite

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feeling sorry for bad behavior

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disconsolate

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inconsolable due to unhappiness

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doleful

A

causing grief or sadness

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pensive

A

thoughtfully melancholy

how tommy knows I’m sad

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poignant

A

painfully piercing ; with an emotion

when jack dies in titanic

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sullen

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resentfully silent

sully when asked about boo

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ostentatious

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showy; acting to impress others

Austin is ostentatious

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pert

A

bold; free in speech or action; lively

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supercilious

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behaving or looking superior; not really

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attenuate

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make thin; weak

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