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Title: Chinese Cinderella Vocabulary

Description: Studying for the vocabulary test

Total Flash Cards: 45

Created: 02/17/2005 19:00:16

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Term
infuriating
 Definition
making one extremely angry
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adage
 Definition
old saying that people believe is true
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forboding
 Definition
feeling that something bad will happen
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vulnerable
 Definition
in a weak position
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serendipity
 Definition
by chance or accident
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banished
 Definition
sent away and ordered not to return
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fiefdoms
 Definition
land held in return for military service
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haughtily
 Definition
treated coldly and with disrespect
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sinister
 Definition
seeming evil or threatening
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predicament
 Definition
an awkward or difficult situation
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covet
 Definition
wanting something that isn't yours
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brusquely
 Definition
abruptly in manner or speech
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inadvertently
 Definition
unintentionally
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precariously
 Definition
unsafely; dangerously
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snubbed
 Definition
proudly; looking down on others
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preening
 Definition
to clean, groom or arrange onself
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sauntered
 Definition
walked slowly, casually, leisurely
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inarticulate
 Definition
unable to express with words
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euphoric
 Definition
extreme happiness
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prestigious
 Definition
with great respect or high status
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astonishment
 Definition
extreme shock or surprise
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spartan
 Definition
having only the basics, not luxurious
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apprehensive
 Definition
worried or afraid
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contradict
 Definition
to go against
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de ja vu
 Definition
feeling the identical situation has happened
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laboriously
 Definition
putting forth hard work
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maimed
 Definition
disabled
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nonchalantly
 Definition
calmly; without concern
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kowtow
 Definition
to show lavish respect or obedience
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inevitable
 Definition
certain to come; unavoidable
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mantras
 Definition
chants meant to focus the mind
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reciprocate
 Definition
to give or show in return
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feigning
 Definition
pretending
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alacrity
 Definition
quick and eager action
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rapt
 Definition
caught up with delight
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loathe
 Definition
strong dislike or disgust
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bayonets
 Definition
knives attached to ends of rifles
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palate
 Definition
sense of taste
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raucous
 Definition
harsh or hoarse-sounding
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intrigue
 Definition
a secret plot or scheme
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mesmerized
 Definition
hypnotized; fascinated
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rivulets
 Definition
small streams
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bewail
 Definition
to weep for
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grotesquely
 Definition
with an odd or unnatural shape
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deftly
 Definition
quickly and skillfully