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Unit 13-2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| loiter | to linger aimlessly way, hang around, dawdle. |
| malinger | to pretend illness to avoid duty or work. |
| pithy | short but full of meaning. |
| plunder | V. to rob by force, especially during wartime. N. property stolen by force. |
| simper | v. to smile or speak in a silly or forced way. N. a silly, forced smile. |
| steadfast | firmly fixed, constant, not moving or changing. |
| vaunted | much boasted about in vain or swaggering way. |
| vilify | to abuse or belittle unjustly. |
| waif | a person without a home or friend, a stray person or animal,something that comes along by chance. |
| wry | twisted, turned to one side. |