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week 3
flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bogus adj. | not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham. |
| humiliate v | to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify v |
| dawdle v | to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter |
| mortify v | to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect. |
| torture n | the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty |
| commotion n | violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance: |
| polka n | a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter |
| possess v | to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: |
| suffice v | to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc. |
| swarm n | a great number of things or persons, especially in motion. |