Vocabulary 7.
envious wanting what somebody else has: wanting to have somebody else's success, good fortune, qualities, or possessions
moot not relevant: irrelevant or unimportant
bedswerver unfaithful; person who hops from bed to bed
consideration careful thought or deliberation
convinced make sure or positive of something
definite clear: precise and distinct
arboretum an area planted with many types of trees and plants for study, display, and preservation
deceive intentionally trick or mislead somebody: to mislead or deliberately hide the truth from somebody
assets somebody or something useful: somebody or something that is useful and contributes to the success of something
persuasive able or tending to persuade: having the ability to persuade people or the effect of persuading them
psychopath somebody affected with a personality disorder marked by aggressive, violent, antisocial thought and behavior and
slurred vti speak indistinctly: to pronounce sounds or words so that they cannot be distinguished, or be pronounced in this way
folly huge mistake
rejection act of rejecting: the rejecting of something or somebody
remorseful strong feeling of guilt and regret
"blood is thicker than water" a stronger bond is felt toward a relative, than toward a stranger
"lash out" to strike out in anger
"honor among thieves" even thieves have a code of ethics
moot not relevant: irrelevant or unimportant
bedswerver unfaithful; person who hops from bed to bed
consideration careful thought or deliberation
convinced make sure or positive of something
definite clear: precise and distinct
arboretum an area planted with many types of trees and plants for study, display, and preservation
deceive intentionally trick or mislead somebody: to mislead or deliberately hide the truth from somebody
assets somebody or something useful: somebody or something that is useful and contributes to the success of something
persuasive able or tending to persuade: having the ability to persuade people or the effect of persuading them
psychopath somebody affected with a personality disorder marked by aggressive, violent, antisocial thought and behavior and
slurred vti speak indistinctly: to pronounce sounds or words so that they cannot be distinguished, or be pronounced in this way
folly huge mistake
rejection act of rejecting: the rejecting of something or somebody
remorseful strong feeling of guilt and regret
"blood is thicker than water" a stronger bond is felt toward a relative, than toward a stranger
"lash out" to strike out in anger
"honor among thieves" even thieves have a code of ethics
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