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Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
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Selection 17 & Selection 24
vocab words
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| prototype | an original that serves as a standered |
| amoral | neither moral nor immoral, not caring about right or wrong |
| maudlin | tearfully sentimental |
| poignant | profoundly moving, touching |
| quirky | odd, peculiar |
| affluent | wealthy, prosperous |
| dysfunctional | not functioning, not working, impaired |
| premise | proposition, plan on which an argument (or story) is based |
| elegiac | relating to mourning or expressing sorrow for something that is over or gone |
| proliferation | rapid growth or spread |
| hemorrhaged | bled excessively |
| mannequins | models of the human body, dummies for displaying clothes |
| fainthearted | timid, lacking courage |
| eerie | causing fear or uneasiness, mysterious |
| hapless | luckless, unfortunate |
| misconstrued | misunderstood |
| patronizing | looking down on, condescending |
| exotic | unusual, different, intriguing |
| interloper | one that interferes with the affairs of others |
| ricochet | to rebound at least once from the surface |
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