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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| auspicious | Promising, favorable |
| commotion | A loud raucous |
| methodical | in a certain order |
| penchant | A desire |
| pensive | Reflecting deep or profound thought |
| punctillious | follows directions |
| incessant | Nonstop, continuing without pausing or interruption |
| prophetic | Farseeing, predictive |
| indigenous | Native to an area |
| decorum | an orderly, manner-filled presence |
| facade | the face of a building |
| proponent | someone who is "for" or fighting FOR a cause |
| console | to soothe or make feel better |
| mediate | to bring to the middle |
| revelation | a revealing, a newly discovered notion or idea |
| permeate | throughout, soaked penetrate |
| ominous | threatening, foreboding |
| errant | straying outside the proper path or bounds |
| rogue | a dishonest or worthless person |
| resounding | Impressively loud or booming |
| unabated | being at full strength or force |
| adulation | obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise |
| junket | trip, journey |
| defiant | indignant, rebellious |
| tenacious | determined |
| sequence | first, next, then, finally |
| defiant | stubborn, angry |
| dialect | accent, slang talk |
| allusion | reference to the bible |
| tone | author, voice |
| mood | reader, feeling |
| problem/solution | locked out/ break in window |
| connotation | fierce, whispering, golden, dark |
| compare/ contrast | similarities, differences |
| expository | article, factual |