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vocabulary ch.1-13
Question | Answer |
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intrigued | interested, curious, fascinated (pg.6) |
jeering | to make fun of someone in a rude manner (pg.3) |
distraught | mentally confused, distracted (pg.4) |
apprehensive | anxious, uneasy (pg.4) |
defiant | resistance to authority (pg. 5) |
nurture | to take care of (pg.8) |
vital | necessary or essential to life (pg.8) |
previous | occuring before (pg.11) |
relinquish | to give up (pg.42) |
adherence | stick to, stay attached (pg.12) |
aptitude | an ability, a natural tendency (pg.15) |
chastise | to punish (pg. 20) |
serenely | calmly, peacefully (pg.56) |
meticulously | extremely careful in attending to details (pg.62) |
hoard | to store away for future use (pg.23) |
nondescript | not distinctive enough to be described (pg.24) |
gravitate | to be attracted to, move towards (pg.26) |
origin | the beginning,the source, start (pg.73) |
rigorous | harsh, very severe, energetic, challenging (pg.62) |
tabulated | to count and record in an orderly way (pg.28) |
successor | one that follows; person who succeeds another in office, one that comes after (pg.104) |
distributed | to give out, spread out (pg.29) |
subsided | to become less (pg.104) |
reprieve | to suspend temporarily, to postpone (pg.42) |
transgressions | misdeeds (pg.45) |
irritate | to annoy, to provoke, bother (pg.50) |
exasperated | to frustrate, to make angry (pg.50) |
duplication | one or two things exactly alike (pg.51) |
exemption | freedom from a duty or rule (pg.69) |
precise | exact, accurate (pg.70) |
spacious | plenty of room, large, roomy (pg.74) |
conspicuous | easily seen, stands out (pg.74) |
transmit | pass on, send over (pg.77) |
obstruction | something gets in your way (pg.82) |
frustrated | to prevent from attaining a goal, discouraged (pg.92) |
distinctive | clearly standing out (pg.94) |
capacity | how much something holds, ability (pg.95) |
predictable | able to say in advance (pg.103) |
vaguely | unclear (pg.104) |