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The Pack Vocab
Term | Definition |
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boisterous | energetic cheerful and noisy |
leniency | barley caring |
lanky | think and tall |
obligation | a binding promise, contract, sense of duty |
occupants | live in house |
despair | sad hopless |
ranted/raved | scream and shout |
compulsive | irresistible |
sassy | bold full of spirit |
reckless | careless |
saddled | burdend |
courtsey | a courteous, respectful, or considerate or expression |
lilerally | for real |
retrospect | to think back review |
brunt | the worst part |
mimic | to copy |
manicured | trim cut neatly |
subtle | fine or delicate in meaning or intent |
sweltering | uncomfortable hot |
lamest | weakest |
diversion | to distract oneself |
unison | all together |
prestigious | most respected esteemed |
hypothesis | an assumption or guess |
aspired | aim to seek ambitiously |
stint | a period of time spent doing something |
stunning | a striking beauty or excellence |
defying | refuse to obey |
unbeknownst | without the knowledge of |
menial | lowly and sometime degrading; humble |
preparatory | designed to prepare |
predominant | present as the strongest or main element |
cliques | a small exclusive group of people |
underwritten | to show agreement with or to support |
exasperated | to irritate or annoy to a high degree |
activist | a person who campaigns for change |
ousted | expel from a space |
self-reliance | reliance on one's own powers |
summoned | authoritatively or urgently call on |
futilely | fails to deliver a useful result |
incorrigible | bad beyond correction or reform |
skeptical | having doubts |
reluctant | unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. |
ringside | any place providing a close view |
precinct | a district marked out for governmental purposes |
mannerisms | a mode or way of doing something |
barbaric | uncivilized |
assimilation | the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of a group or nation |
buoyantly | not easily depressed cheerful |
consenus | general agreement |
debilitating | to make weak |
deviations | departure from a standard or norm |
gauge | to appraise estimate or judge |
meticulous | taking or showing extreme care about minute details |
pessimism | tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes or results |
prejudice | unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of |
prognosis | forecasting of the problem course and outcome of a disease |
acknowledgment | recognition of the existence or truth of something |