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CPWL Vocab #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coquettishly (adv) | Flirtatiously |
| Dirge (n) | A mournful song, lament for the dead |
| Equanimity (n) | mental calmness, composure, equalness of temper during a hard time |
| Euphemism(s) (n) | a mild or indirect way to say something harsh or blunt (i.e. passed away) |
| Expose (v) | Reveal, Show |
| Indomitable (adj) | unconquerable, unable to be defeated |
| Infinitesimally (adv) | to an extremely small degree |
| Languidly (adv) | slow and without energy (usually in an attractive way) |
| Lithe (adj) | thin, supple, graceful |
| Maelstrom (n) | a powerful whirlpool, often used metaphorically as a situation of turmoil |
| miscreant (n) | someone who behaves badly, a criminal, lawbreaker |
| ostentatiously (adv) | in a pretentious way, showy |
| Pallid (adj) | pale, sickly white |
| Pensive (adj) | thoughtful, reflective |
| perspicacity (n) | perceptiveness, shrewdness |
| pervade (v) | permeate, spread through |
| prowess (n) | skill, expertise |
| Respite (n) | short period of rest, a break |
| Secular (adj) | nonreligious, lay, temporal |
| Skulk (v) | lurk, creep about |
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