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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |