Vocab #4

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1

 v.  delayed, to hold back, to make the progress slow or difficult

         Ex. I had a mask on, so my vision was hindered.

Hindered

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2

 adj. agreeable, friendly, sociable

         Ex. He has an amiable personality, so everyone he is around enjoys his company.

Amiable

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3

 v.  loathing, disgust, regard with extreme repugnance

         Ex. I was abhor by the spiders in my friend's old barn. 

Abhor

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4

n. fear, anxiety, apprehension, nervous feeling

Ex. I was filled with trepidation as I walked through the haunted house. 

Trepidation

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5

n. gush, violent or forceful flow

Ex. Torrential rain from the hurricane caused flooding throughout the whole city.

Torrent

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6

adj. harmless, producing no injury, not likely to give offense

Ex. She played an innocuous prank on the girl with a giant fake bug, and the girl smiled.

Innocuous

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7

adj. daring, recklessly bold, rash, adventurous

Ex. I want to be audacious and go skydiving for my birthday.

Audacious

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8

 adj. superficial, lacking proper respect or seriousness

Ex. The class clown gave a flippant answer to the teacher to make the class laugh.

Flippant

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9

adj. thoughtful, reflective, musingly or dreamily thoughtful

Ex. I was pensive when my friend dropped her books because she tripped on her shoe lace.

Pensive

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10

v. close, finish, to bring to a closing or highest point

Ex. She had a long acting career that culminated in two Oscar nominations.

Culminate

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