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English terms
Term | Definition |
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Auspicious | Promising and favorable |
Commotion | Loud chaos |
Methodical | Logical |
Penchant | A strong interest |
Facade | The face of building |
Pensive | Deep, profound thought |
Punctilious | Correct behavior |
Incessant | Nonstop |
Prophectic | Predicting |
Indigenous | Native to an area |
Decorum | An orderly manner |
Proponent | Someone who is for or fighting for a cause |
Console | To soothe or make feel better |
Mediate | To bring together |
Revelation | Revealing |
Permeate | Throughout, soaked penetrate |
Ominous | Dark, forbidding |
Errant | Straying outside the proper path or bounds |
Rogue | A dishonest or worthless person |
Resounding | Impressively loud or booming |
Unabated | Being full at strength or force |
Adulation | Excessive admire or praise |
Junket | A trip |
Defiant | Angry, stubborn |
Sequence | First, next, then, finally |
Dialect | Accent, slang talk |
Allusion | Reference to the bible |
Tone | Author, voice |
Tone | Reader, feeling |
Problem/Solution | Locked out/ break in window |
Connotation | Fierce, whispering, golden, dark |
Compare/Contrast | Similarities, differences |
Expository | Article, factual |