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Vocabulary # 1
My Life in Dog Years
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unabashedly | without embarrassment or shame |
| Mandatory | needed; required; necessary; essential |
| Haggle | to argue back and forth |
| Civilian | a person who is not a member of the police force or of any branch of the military services |
| Ravaged | destroyed |
| Evolved | gradually changed |
| Conical | shaped like a cone |
| jauntily | playfully; in a carefree manner |
| Beckon | call or invite |
| Solitude | a state of loneliness or isolation |
| Excruciatingly | painfully |
| Salvation | being rescued or saved |
| Visceral | emotional; able to be felt within the body |
| Palpable | able to be felt or touched; clear; evident |
| Entity | a being or individual |
| Scorn | mocking; contempt; disgust |
| Compelled | Forced or required |
| Absolve | pardon; forgive |
| Singular | one of a kind; unique |
| Menace | threatening |
| Impasse | deadlock; a situation from which there is no escape |
| Rangy | slender and having long limbs |
| Cohorts | group; team |
| Perversion | a change from the normal form |
| Materialized | appeared unexpectedly |