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vocabulary1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| retorted | say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner. |
| self deprecation | modesty about or criticism of oneself. |
| exasperated | irritate intensely; infuriate. |
| rueful | expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way. |
| melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. |
| tangent | a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point. |
| balmy | (of the weather) pleasantly warm. |
| receded | go or move back or further away from a previous position. |
| elated | make (someone) ecstatically happy. |
| scornful | feeling or expressing contempt or derision. |
| faltered | start to lose strength or momentum. |
| instinct | an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli. |
| venture | a risky or daring journey or undertaking. |
| galling | annoying; humiliating. |
| vanity | excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements. |
| indomitable | impossible to subdue or defeat. |
| perilous | full of danger or risk. |
| luxurious | extremely comfortable, elegant, or enjoyable, especially in a way that involves great expense. |
| decisively | in a manner that settles an issue convincingly or produces a definite result. |
| rigid | unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible. |
| anguish | severe mental or physical pain or suffering. |
| peculiar | strange or odd; unusual. |
| exclamations | a sudden cry or remark, especially expressing surprise, anger, or pain. |
| gestured | a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning. |
| courteous | polite, respectful, or considerate in manner. |
| flank | the side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip. |
| roust | cause to get up or start moving; rouse. |
| teeming | be full of or swarming with. |
| fleeting | lasting for a very short time |
| hoarsely | having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathlessness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioned. |
| flush | (of a person's skin or face) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion. |
| ignorant | lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated. |
| envious | feeling or showing envy. |
| grimly | in a very serious, gloomy, or depressing manner. |
| acrid | having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell. |
| insistent | insisting or demanding something; not allowing refusal. |
| remoreless | without regret or guilt |
| genilty | social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behavior, or appearances. |
| prostrate | lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward. |
| ebbed | (of tidewater) move away from the land; recede. |
| exultant | triumphantly happy. |
| gait | a person's manner of walking |
| revulusion | a sense of disgust and loathing. |
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