Word List 11 Reviw

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aloof

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Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

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apathy

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Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

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pretext

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A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

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reverberation

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Prolongation of a sound; resonance.

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chafe

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To be irritated or impatient

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fiasco

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A complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one.

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tedium

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The state of being tedious or boring.

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brutal

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Savagely violent; punishingly hard or uncomfortable.

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constriction

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The action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening.

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insignificant

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Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.