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Stack #2767064
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| auspicious | promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable |
| commotion | violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance |
| methodical | performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly |
| infraction | breach; violation; infringement |
| pensive | dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
| punctilious | extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions |
| incessant | continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending |
| prophetic | of or relating to a prophet |
| errant | deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying |
| decorum | dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc. |
| facade | the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly. |
| impulsive | actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses |
| proponent | a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal. |
| compel | to force or drive, especially to a course of action |
| mediate | to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile |
| revelation | the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure |
| permeate | to pass into or through every part of |
| rogue | a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel |
| relentless | that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting |
| despise | to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe |
| resounding | making an echoing sound |
| unabated | with undiminished force, power, or vigor |
| adulation | excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery |
| vehement | zealous; ardent; impassioned |
| dilapidated | reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect |
| scion | a descendant |
| justify | to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right |
| jeer | to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely |
| prominent | standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable |
| retaliate | to return like for like, especially evil for evil |
| Sequence | order of a story or movie etc. |
| Defiant | characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging |
| Dialect | accent used to show nationality |
| Allusion | reference to lituarte,TV,movies |
| Tone | voice the author uses |
| mood | how the reader feels |
| problem/solution | to solve a crisis |
| Connotation | word used to detect mood |
| compare/contrast | writing used to see things are same and different |
| expository | factual wrting |
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