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tsl ch 1-10

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amenable (adj): (of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled
creed (n): a system of Christian or other religious belief; a faith
depravity (n): moral corruption; wickedness
despondent (adj): in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
eccentricity (n): behavior that is unconventional and slightly strange
efficacy (n): the ability to produce a desired or intended result
genial (adj): friendly and cheerful
gesticulation (n): a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used to emphasize one's speaking or to emphasize one's words
ignominy (n): public shame or disgrace
inauspicious (adj): not conducive to success; unpromising
iniquity (n): immoral or grossly unfair behavior
obstinacy (n): the quality or condition of refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so; stubborness
penance (n): voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong; a Christian sacrament in which a member of the church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution
progenitor (n): a person or thing from which a person, plant, or animal is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent
purport (v): appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess
remonstrance (n): a forcefully reproachful protest
repugnance (n): intense disgust
superfluous (adj): unnecessary; especially being more than enough
tenaciously (adj): with a firm hold of something closely
tome (n): a book, especially a large, heavy scholarly one
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