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Term | Definition |
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Grimance | sad |
wince | to cringe |
tenacious | determined |
exuberant | thrilled |
somber | serious |
fallible | able to make mistakes |
belligerent | ready to fight |
intricate | detailed |
surreal | characterized by fantastical images. |
bedraggled | messy |
nape | back of neck |
expound | to explain |
warily | in a careful manner |
oxymoron | opposites |
drone | to make a low continuous sound |
agape | mouth wide open |
nostalgia | warm feeling of remembering the past |
rail | to complain bitterly |
Conniving | sneaky, involved in something illegal |
indigenous | native |
disheartened | very sad, down |
quiver | shiver |
salvage | to save |
brusque | rude |
retribution | punishing someone for revenge |
shroud | a cloth that someone is wrapped in when dead |
barrage | to spread |
redundant | repetitive |
empathy | to understand how someone else feels |
gaunt | thin |
cower | to crouch in fear |
pummel | strike repeatedly with fists |
sweltering | very hot |
tranquil | peaceful |
manacle | a shackle for hands and ankles |
redemption | saving from evil |
invigorate | to give strength to |
militant | combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause |