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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bewildered | confuse or puzzle somebody completely |
| Laborious | taking much work or effort |
| Stalwart | dependable and loyal, sturdy and strong |
| Absurdity | ridiculous because of being irrational or illogical |
| Allocated | to give or mark something for a specific purpose |
| Bestowed | give or present something |
| Zest | hearty enjoyment, exciting and enjoyable |
| Surly | bad-tempered |
| Vigorous | strong, healthy and full of energy |
| Begrudge | to grudge, to do, or give, or concede reluctantly or with ill will or annoyance |
| Appalling | awful, terrible, something extremely bad |
| Aloof | not friendly, cool and distant; uninvolved and uninterested |
| Repulsed | to rebuff or reject with rudeness, coldness or denial |
| tedious | adj. - too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous |
| impulsively | ADV a sudden stirring up of the mind and spirit to do something |
| placating | verb – to pacify, to make someone less angry |
| covetous | yearning to have something or someone else’s property |
| replenish | to replace used items, nourish somebody or something |
| endeavoring | try hard to do something, effort |
| benevolence | kind, charitable |
| implored | to beg earnestly |
| surplus | the amount more than what is required or necessary; excess |
| livid | furious, extremely angry |
| beseech | beg somebody for something; implore |
| vile | evil, immoral, very bad |
| tedious | boring, and too slow or long |
| impudence | rude, bold, disrespectful |
| robust | strong and healthy |
| oppressively | unfair, unreasonable burden; overwhelming depressing spirit |
| exorbitant | unreasonably high price |
| wretched | very unhappy, bad, unpleasant, evil |