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Vocab Final Yellow

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Wince   To move back suddenly as though in pain or fear  
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Abrupt   Sudden or unexpected  
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Incredulous   Not willing to believe something  
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Perceive   To become aware of through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing  
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Firebrand   A troublemaker; someone who encourages others to rebel  
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Subtle   Difficult to perceive, barely observable; delicate  
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Sullen   Silent or gloomy because of anger or resentment  
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Wary   Cautious and watchful; careful of danger  
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Fruitless   Useless; unsuccessful  
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Canine   Of, or relating to, dogs  
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Pending   Unfinished; remaining to be decided  
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Prior   Earlier, former  
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Acrid   Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell  
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Illiterate   Unable to read or write  
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Vicious   Evil, spiteful; painfully severe or extreme  
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Flaw   A slight fault; a defect  
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Admonish   1. To warn against something 2. To scold someone  
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Lethal   Causing death or made to cause death  
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Legitimate   1. Lawful; according to laws or rules 2. Genuine or justifiable  
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Authentic   Genuine; real; true  
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Debut   A first appearance  
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Prowess   Great skill or ability  
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Fathom   To figure out; to understand; to get to the bottom of  
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Hospitable   Being nice and generous to strangers or guests  
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Negligent   Being careless; not paying attention to the things you have to do  
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Reprimand   To scold in a very strong or serious way  
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Implore   To beg for something, or to ask very seriously  
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Browse   1. To look through or glance at casually 2. To eat (wild vegetation), to graze  
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Pluck   To pull off or out; to pick  
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Ponder   To think about; to consider carefully  
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Presume   To take for granted; to assume or suppose  
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Customary   Usual, normal, routine  
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Ensue   To follow; to come as a result of  
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Impede   To get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of  
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Epidemic   A rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something, especially a disease  
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Persist   To continue steadily in an action, to refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain  
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Apathy   A lack of interest or concern  
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Simultaneously   Existing, occurring, or operating at the same time  
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Void   Empty or unfilled space  
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Insinuate   to suggest or hint slyly  
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Substantial   Large, important; major  
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Erode   to wear away gradually; to eat away  
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Overwhelm   1. To overcome completely in mind or feeling 2. To defeat completely  
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Shirk   To avoid or get out of doing work  
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Nimble   Able to move easily and quickly  
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Catastrophe   A large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure  
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Unscathed   Totally unharmed  
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Concur   To agree  
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Gruesome   Causing horror; ghastly, revolting  
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Vengeance   Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence  
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Mortify   to hurt someone’s feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation  
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