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English List 5
Term | Definition |
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aloof | remote in manner |
rankle | gnaw into; make resentful or angry |
stoic | seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive |
instill | impart gradually |
ostracize | expel from a community or group |
repercussion | a remote or indirect consequence of some action |
curt | brief and to the point; effectively cut short |
scoff | laugh at with contempt and derision |
trepidation | a feeling of alarm or dread |
whimsical | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason |