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Vocabulary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| menial | unskilled, lowly, and sometimes degrading |
| yearned | have an intense feeling of longing for something; a strong desire |
| ingrained | existing for a long time and very difficult to change |
| sulked | to remain silent, angry, irritable, but childishly refusing to talk about it |
| regimented | to manage in a rigid, uniform manner |
| earmarked | to set aside for a specific purpose |
| instilled | to infuse slowly in the mind |
| enveloped | to surround entirely |
| unfathomable | incapable of being fully explored or understood |
| pervasive | spread throughout something |
| abyss | a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity |
| inaugural | marking the beginning of something |
| amalgamate | to mix or merge as one |
| insipid | without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; bland |
| oratory | skill in public speaking |