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Sanders7 Hon 14-17

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fret to worry
malady illness; ailment
listless spiritless; uninterested
insurgent one who revolts
whet to sharpen
morose sad
remote distant
tinged tinted
hypothetical assumed
brash impulsive; hasty
prelude preface
preclude to prevent
subordinate of lesser importance
arbitrary indiscrimnate; impetuous
doleful sad; sorrowful
incoherent unclear; disjointed
falter to hesitate; to halt
irate angry
painstaking careful;conscientious
reprehensible deserving of rebuke
restrictive limiting
convalesce to recover
octogenarian someone between 80 and 89 years old
fitful intermittent; sporadic
stereotype cliche; an oversimplified concept or image
respite rest; break
stagnate to stop developing
ascend to climb
dregs the least valuable part
intemperate unwise; excessive
rampart a defensive structure
retract to pull back or in
pittance small amount
eminent famous; prominent
interrogate to question
exploits adventures; achievements
kindle to light
clemency mercy; leniency
pragmatic practical; down-to-earth
writhe to twist; to wriggle
articulate well spoken;clear
cant language;vocabulary
immaterial irrelavant; not pertaining
wince to flinch
talon claw
engrossed deeply involved; occupied
improvise to make up on the spot
shun to reject; to snub
subterranean underground
profound major; deep
regatta boat race
viable capable of living
rail to complain bitterly
impunity exemption from punishment
prodigy phenomenon
apirant candidate
flamboyant showy; ostantaious
indigent poor; destitute
opportune favorable; suitable
succumb to yield; to submit
Created by: jsanders
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