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Vocabulary from Chapters 1 - 20

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Bewail   To express deep regret or sorry over.  
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Destiture   1. Without resource or possesions, especially the necessities of life. 2. Laking; devoid of.  
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Detract   To take away, epecially from the value, beauty, or importance of.  
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Emancipate   To set free from slavery; to liberate.  
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Extol   To praise highly.  
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Flamboyant   Excessively showy; unrestrained.  
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Impetus   1. A driving force; anything that causes an action. 2. Increased activity resulting from a driving force.  
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Insuperable   Incapable of being overcome or defeated.  
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Intermittent   Not continuous; happening at intervals.  
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Maxim   A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying.  
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Obligatory   Required or demanded.  
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Plumb   1. To measure the depth of water. 2. To reach the deepest part of. 3. To understand by examining closely; to solve. 4. Straight up and down; vertical.  
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Vagabond   A person who wanders from place to place.  
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Visage   A face; especially one that expresses feelings.  
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Wheedle   1. To coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise. 2. To gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise.  
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Alacrity   1. Promptness in responding. 2. Eagerness.  
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Array   1. A large group of people or things. 2. An orderly arrangement or display. 3. To place in order. 4. To dress up.  
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Deduce   To draw a conclusion from given facts.  
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Encumber   1. To weigh down or burden. 2. To impede the action of.  
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Fraught   Full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with)  
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Haphazard   Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction.  
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Incontrovertible   Impossible to dispute; unquestionable.  
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Inexplicable   Hard to explain or impossible to understand.  
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Ingenious   Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness.  
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Laggard   One who falls behind others because of moving slowly or lotering; a straggler.  
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Sustenance   Something that provides nourishment; food need to live.  
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Torrid   1. Intensely hot and dry. 2. Burninging with passion.  
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Traverse   TO pass over, across, or through.  
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Ubiquitous   Appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different place.  
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Zenith   1. The highest point; the peak. 2. The point in the sky directly above the observer.  
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Allude   To refer to in an indirect way (used with to).  
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Consecrated   1. To set apart as holy. 2. To dedicate to a cause; to devootee  
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