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Liturature Definations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Palpable | Easily felt or touched |
| Indolently | Lazily |
| Disarming, | Removing or lessening suspicions or fears |
| Amenities, | Comforts and conveniences |
| Imprudent, | Unwise |
| Scruples, | Feelings of doubt or guilt about a suggested action |
| Solicitously, | In a concerned manners |
| Opiate, | Anything that tends to sooth or calm someone |
| Deplorable, | Regrettableor very bad |
| Precariously, | Unsteadily |
| Discern, | Detected by looking carefully |
| Oppressive, | Heavy or hard to endure |
| Frivolous, | Silly |
| Hindrances, | Obstacles |
| Symmetry, | Balanced arrangement |
| Consternation, | Fear or bewilderment |
| Cowered, | Drew back or crouched in fear |
| Inaugurating, | Formally beginning |
| Exhilarated, | Gladdens or excites |
| Dilapidated, | Shabby |
| Paraphernalia, | Equipment or gear |
| Sacrilegious, | Disrespectful toward religion |
| Carnage, | Slaughter |
| Prosaic, | Ordinary |
| Disposition, | Usual frame of mind |
| Suffuse, | Spread over or through |
| Noncommittal, | Not admitting or committing to any particular purpose or point of view |
| Forestalled, | Prevented by doing something ahead of time |
| Docile, | Easily to manage |
| Detractor, | One who makes something seem less important |
| Restive, | Restless |
| Piteously, | In a way that arouses pity or compassion |
| Instigates, | Gives rise to (provokes) |
| Depreciate, | Belittle, lower the value of |
| Scrutiny, | Close inspection |
| Coveted, | Longed for |
| Incessantly, | Constantly |
| Disconsolate, | Very unhappy |
| Pauper, | Very poor person |
| Privations, | Hardships |
| Exorbitant, | Much too high in price or amount |
| Precluded, | Prevented |
| Impunity, | Freedom from punishment |
| Retribution, | Punishment |
| Immolation, | Destruction |
| Connoisseurship, | Expert knowledge |
| Impose, | Take advantage of |
| Recoiling, | Moving backward in horror |
| Endeavored, | Tried |
| Obstinate, | Stubborn |
| Succession, | Series |
| Odyssey, | Extended journey marked by wandering, adventure, and changes of fortune |
| Litany, | Repetitive recitation |
| Incantation, | Chant of words that are intended to produce a magical result |
| Stifled, | Smothered |
| Scourge, | Cause of great suffering |
| Ramparts, | Broad embankments surrounding a castle |
| Supplication, | Humble plea or request |
| Enunciate, | Pronounce, articulate |
| Imminent, | Near or about to happen |
| Infallibility, | Inability to make a mistake |
| Doggedness, | Stubbornness |
| Reiterated, | Repeated |
| Precariously, | Unsteadily |
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mgilbertson234
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