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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| animate | alive, to bring to life |
| elicit | draw out |
| futile | useless, trifiling |
| succinctly | brief |
| latent | undeveloped |
| mutilation | to break up, destroy |
| intact | to put together |
| indispensable | necessary |
| invariably | not changing or capable of being changed |
| die-hard | conservative or stubborn person |
| forged | move forward gradually, or falsly constructed |
| extolling | give praise to |
| reveled | to celebrate |
| steeped | a rapid slope, or soak bathe in liquid |
| buoying | stay afloat, or to bring up |
| brood | a large group of offspring, or feeling down, depressed |
| yearnings | strong emotional desire |
| fatigues | extreme tiredness, or military clothes |
| trudging | to walk laboriously, or march |
| ebbed | flow back, decay, decline |
| compensate | to offset, or counterbalance |
| top drawer | highest rank of importance |
| unmitigated | absolute |
| spouting off | to speak out publicly |
| oratory | public speaking |
| resilient | to snap back or come back |
| odyssey | A long exciting adventure |
| brawn | strength |
| advocacy | supportive person, to fight for |
| formidable | highly impressive |
| herculean | heroic figure |
| meticulous | accurate, exact, careful, and precise |
| legacy | continue on heritage |
| cliques | group with similar interest |
| insistent | demanding attention |
| abhorrent | inspiring disgust loathing |
| gait | a persons manner of walking |
| instantaneous | providing something instantly |
| poignant | a keen felt, sharp |
| culture | values and shared beliefs |
| sanctions | give positive approval, or negative punishment |
| conform | adjust, fit, adapt |
| depraved | morally corrupt |
| crucial | critical, decisive |
| loathsome | causing hatred or disgust |
| run counter to | opposing moves |
| norms | physical values |
| taboos | forbidding something |
| inferred | deduce or conclude |
| heterogeneous | miscellaneous, promiscuous |
| consensus | general agreement |
| eroding | gradually wear away |
| values | the importance of something |
| derive | obtain something from |
| baffled | to confuse |
| chronic | constantly recurring |
| smirk | to smile in a offensive way |
| wean | to replace mothers milk for other nourishment |
| pitfalls | an unexpected difficulty or danger |
| Ethnocentrism | belief in ones ethnic group |
| parried | trying to get back, to block |
| indignant | resentful anger |
| turncoat | traitor |
| assimilate | take in, absorb |
| evasive | being indirect, avoiding the issue |
| folly | a foolish act |
| thrive | succeed a goal |
| strive | working towards a goal |
| anthology | a collection of literary works |
| retrospect | looking back |
| embroidering | done by hand |
| philandering | having an affair |
| trauma | very serious, emergency |
| woo | to win someone over |
| nostalgia | longing for the past |
| annulled | declare to have no legal existence |
| wrenching | pain that causes emotional stress |
| clandestinely | done in secret, hidden |
| rickety | likely to break or fall apart |
| meddles | to get involved in someone else's business |
| prodding | encouraging |
| monogamy | being married to one person |
| polygamy | being married to many people at one time |
| polygyny | a man has more than one wife |
| polyandry | a woman has more than one husband |
| inference | to draw a literal conclusion |
| haven | a place of safety |
| Misgivings | a feeling of doubt |
| lenient | of punishment or a person in authority |
| fathom | coming to an understanding |
| distraught | deeply upset and agitated |
| rebuffed | rejected |
| logjam | not progressing |
| strictures | something that limits us |
| contentious | causing an argument |
| gravity | serious situation or problem |
| culpability | responsible |
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naomi0193
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