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| 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 that 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. |