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Chapters 13-19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Propensity | natural tendency |
| Acquiescing | complying quietly |
| Propinquity | nearness |
| Sedulous | diligent; painstaking |
| Precocity | developed earlier than usual as a child |
| Enigma | puzzle; riddle |
| Scrofula | tuberculosis of the lymph glands--of the neck |
| Contiguity | continuous contact |
| Misanthropy | hatred or distrust of mankind |
| Irrevocable | that can not be revoked or undone |
| Obeisance | homage; courtesy |
| Potentate | powerful ruler |
| Requisite | required; necessary; indispensable |