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TKAM Ch. 14
Test today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allergic | caused by or relating to an allergy; having an allergy to; having a strong dislike to |
| squirm | wiggle or twist the body from side to side. to feel embarrassed or ashamed. |
| dumpy | short or stout; ugly, dirty, or run down. |
| obscure | Hard to see. Not known about, understood, or important. Hard to make out or seen. |
| shred | something torn or cut; small amount of. |
| penitentiary | prison, or priest charged with aspects of the sacrament of Reconciliation. |
| retreated | withdraw from or change one's decisions. |
| taut | stretched, tense; disciplined/controlled (book or crew). |
| antagonize | cause someone to become hostile(bad guy). |
| rankling | (wound) continues to be painful. annoyance or resentment that persists. |
| formerly | in the past, in earlier times. |
| edification | the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually. |
| stance | the way in which someone stands (posture). attitude of someone towards something. (standpoint). |
| gouging | chisel used in surgery, or indentation. cut or forced out ROUGHLY. |
| brawl | fight/quarrel. |
| adjoining | next to or joined with. |
| resilient | able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. or a spring. |
| coiled | a length of something wound or arranged in a spiral. to move or twist into a spiral. |
| tentative | hesitant, not certain. |
| reverent | feeling or showing deep and solemn respect. |
| emerge | move out of or away from something and come into view. become apparent or known. |
| perish | suffer death or destruction. Organics that decay. |
| devoured | eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly or read quickly. To be consumed by a unpleasant feeling. |
| narrative | spoken or written account of a story or events. |
| ventilator | fan or hospital appliance. |
| manacles | chain or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles |
| infallible | incapable of making mistakes or being ' never fails (God's words). |
| scrub | to rub hard so as to cleanse. |
| flickered | make small quick movements unevenly, or emotions that go on and of (light) |
| erosion | the gradual destruction or diminution of something |
| traitor | a person who betrays a friend. |
| riot | uproar, or violence that disrupts. |
| civil | of or relation to citizens |
| diction | choice and use of words in speech and writings. style of singing. |
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