Crank & Glass by Ellen Hopkins Vocabulary – Flashcards
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cajole
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to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance
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diatribe
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a bitter verbal or written attack on somebody or something
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excise
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to remove something by cutting, especially in surgery
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feasible
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capable of being achieved or put into effect
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feign
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to make up or fabricate something
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inane
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irritatingly silly or time-wasting; empty, insubstantial, or void
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inextricable
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impossible to get free from
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introspection
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the detailed mental examination of your own feelings, thoughts, and motives
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juxtaposition
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to place two or more things together, especially in order to suggest a link between them or emphasize the contrast between them
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masochistic
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tending to invite and enjoy misery
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penance
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voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, or crime
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placate
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to make somebody less angry, upset, or hostile, usually by doing or saying things to please him or her
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preemptory
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to do something that makes it pointless or impossible for somebody else to do what he or she intended
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psyche
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the human mind as the center of thought and behavior
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relegate
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to move something to a less important position, category, or status
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sanctum
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a quiet private place where somebody is free from interference or interruption
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surreal
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weirdly unfamiliar, distorted, or disturbing, like the experiences in a dream
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synapse
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gap between nerve ends
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vacillate
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to be indecisive or undecided, changing between one opinion and another
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vitriol
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extreme bitterness and hatred toward somebody or something, or an expression of this feeling in speech or writing
