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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amble | to walk relaxed |
| bewilderment | hopeless confusion |
| bouyant | floating |
| combustile | burn easily |
| commence | start |
| debris | rubbish |
| embezzle | to steal money |
| fluent | flowing smoothly |
| guant | thin |
| hue | color |
| idle | not active; run a motor |
| pedigree | family tree |
| relinquish | to give up |
| salvage | to rescue from destruction |
| wretched | unfortunate; poor quality |
| abundant | more than enough |
| behold | to look at |
| colossal | huge |
| destiny | fate |
| judicious | wise & careful |
| locale | place |
| lull | short period of greif |
| medley | odd mixture of music |
| obsolote | out of date |
| onset | beginning |
| ramshackle | loose |
| reside | to make one's home |
| taboo | forbidden |
| tanttilze | teaze |
| utilize | use |
| bungle | to work in a clumsy way |
| confront | meet; to meet in a bold way |
| deficient | imperfect |
| diverse | different |
| emphtic | said with force |
| imperil | put in danger |
| initiate | begin |
| merit | quality |
| minimize | lessen |
| populous | large crowd |
| recipient | reciever |
| scrawl | unreadable handwriting |
| unsightly | ugly |
| unwieldy | hard to handle |
| verbal | having to do with words |
| barrage | many things all coming at the same time |
| controversy | disagreement |
| dissuade | change |
| eradicate | to remove |
| immerse | to plug in liquid |
| impulsive | unbeatable |
| invincibel |