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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Foible | weakness, Flaw, shortcoming character |
| Lacerate | to rip, maul, tear, maleate, or mangle |
| harangue | mean, nasty, angry speech |
| exact | demand of/from |
| Abash | to embarrass |
| tact | skill in dealing with people in difficult situations |
| uncouth | crude; unrefined awkward |
| Fetish | an abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment |
| Phobia | illogical fear |
| masticate | to chew |
| Laconic | not saying much: brief or concise |
| Malevolent | wishing evil on others malicious |
| Meander | to wander around aimlessly |
| Apex | tip; peak; summit, highest point |
| Nadir | absolute lowest point |
| disseminate | to dispense objects, to distribute |
| emaciated | to be thin or weak |
| Puissant | powerful, mighty |
| citadel | a fortress overlooking a city, a stronghold |
| atrophy | to wither away |