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Vocabulary
Definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| balmy | (of the weather) pleasantly warm. |
| tangent | a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at the point. |
| melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. |
| rueful | expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way. |
| exasperated | irritate intensely; infuriate. |
| self-deprecation | modesty about or criticism of oneself. |
| retorted | say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner. |
| galling | annoying; humiliating. |
| venture | a risky or daring journey or undertaking. |
| instinct | an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli. |
| faltered | start to lose strength or momentum. |
| scornful | feeling or expressing contempt or derision. |
| elated | make (someone) ecstatically happy. |
| receded | go or move back or further away from a previous position. |