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Literature Exam 2017
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambitious | wanting honor and success |
| bellowed | shouted |
| bewildered | confused |
| corrupted | spoiled;ruined |
| dislodging | removing;freeing |
| lurching | rocking;swaying |
| mock | pretend |
| pondering | thinking;meditating |
| romp | to play in a rough and noisy way |
| stodgy | dull;slow |
| thronging | crowding;pressing together |
| vapors | gases;fumes |
| adhered | obeyed;held on |
| blase | relaxed;laid back |
| induce | encourage;cause |
| introspective | thoughtful;reflective |
| maintained | kept |
| pedestrian | a person who is walking |
| procession | march;parade |
| barren | bare;empty |
| frail | weak;thin |
| presentable | respectable |
| anticipation | hope;expectation |
| asset | benefit;advantage |
| dawdle | to move slowly and without a purpose |
| dithering | indecisiveness;wavering |
| diverged | split or departed from each other |
| ecstatic | thrilled;overjoyed |
| nonchalant | casual;relaxed |
| pompous | arrogant;self-important |
| sauntered | strolled;walked in a slow, relaxed way |
| spoof | parody;a humorous imitation |
| billows | large or surging waves |
| dismal | gloomy;dreary |
| sulkily | in a moody or sullen way |
| contemplated | studied;considered |
| inevitably | unavoidably;predictably |
| intently | with great concentration |
| interval | pause;space of time |
| preoccupied | lost or absorbed in thought |
| vaguely | unclearly |
| urgency | pressure;insistence |
| anonymous | nameless;unidentified |
| compassionate | kind;caring |
| compromise | settle for less than originally wanted |
| customary | usual;commonly done |
| ferocity | fierceness;intensity |
| legacy | inheritance;hand-me-down |
| rummaged | hunted;searched |
| stability | permanence;solidness |
| abominably | horribly;dreadfully |
| appalling | terrible;horrifying |
| ardent | enthusiastic;passionate |
| aroused | stirred up;awakened |
| devastating | destructive |
| discharging | letting go of |
| infested | overrun with insects;bug-ridden |
| laudable | worthy of praise |
| patriotism | devotion to country;nationalism |
| recruiting | enrolling or signing up |
| self-reliant | independent;self-sufficient |
| soberly | seriously;solemnly |
| stagnant | unmoving;moving slowly |
| unsophisticated | simple;unrefined |