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Shawshank Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| heinous | hateful, evil, or wicked |
| bungalow | cottage or one story house |
| equanimity | calmness, mental or emotional stability, composure |
| condone | to pardon or forgive, or excuse |
| countenance | appearance, especially facial expressions |
| magnanimous | generous of character and forgiving, high-minded or noble |
| coterie | a group of people that associate closely or a clique |
| clandestine | undercover, secretive or hidden |
| competence | suitable or sufficient skill, ability, knowledge or ability |
| obtuse | not quick or alert in perception, feeling or intellect. Insensitive or unobservant, dull or stupid |
| ensconce | to settle securely or snuggly |
| blasphemy | disrespectful behavior towards anything sacred especially God |
| languish | to become weak or feeble, to fade or to lose vigor or vitality |
| humility | modesty or the quality of being humble |
| ebullience | high spirits, exhilaration, exuberance |
| executor | a person that carries out some duty or job |
| meticulous | precise, thorough or showing extreme care about details |
| pulverize | to demolish or crush completely, to reduce to dust or powder by pounding or grinding |
| cultivate | to promote growth or development, to foster |
| culvert | drain, channel, a sewer or conduit |