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Ms. Ferguson

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Worddefinition
adventitous from outside; accidental
apathy a lack of emotion or interest; indifference
assiduous attentive; diligent
augury an omen or indication of things to come
auspicious favoriable to success
callous unfeeling; insensitive
circumspect carefully attentive; cautious
cognizant aware
derelict 1. an abandoned ship 2. a social outcast 3. negligent
descry to catch sight of
distrait absent-minded
distraught distracte; frantic; deeply troubled
ebullition a bubbling up; an outburst, as of emotion or spirit
equable steady; uniform; even
equanamity calmness; composure
fortuitous happening by chance; accidental
harbinger a fore-runner or herald
impervious not penetrable; not affected or influenced by
inadvertant thoughtless; negligent; accidental
indolent lazy
inure to make used to something undesirable by prolonged subjection; habituate
lackadaisical lacking interest of spirit; listless; languid
languid listless; sluggish; indifferent
lethgarthy abnormal drowsiness or lack of energy
lassitude fatigue; weakness; langor
maudlin excessivlely sentimental
nonchalance a cool lack of concern or enthusiasm
oblivion forgetfullness
officious meddlesome
ominous indictating future misfortune; potentially disastrous
opportune timely
paroxsym a sudden attack, outburst, or spasm
perfunctory done mechanically or superficially
phlegmatic hard to rouse action; sluggish; calm cool
portentous warning or foreshadowing
precursor a fore-runner or predecessor
presentiment a feeling that something is about to happen
propitious favorable; auspicious
punctilious careful of details, very exact
remiss careless; negligant
sangfroid composure
scrutiny close examination
sedulous working hard and steadily
sedate dignified; calm; composed
sinecure a paid position that involved little or no work
solicitous showing care attention or concern
somnolent sleepy; drowsy
stoic indifferent to joy, grief, or pain
torpid dull or sluggish
vigilant alert; watchful
wary cautious; careful
zealous fervent; enthusiastic
Created by: dmd9253
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