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Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Latter | the second |
| Dejected | in low spirits |
| Despondent | disheartened |
| Rebuke | a sharp criticism |
| Writhe | Twist, squirm |
| Aloof | unfriendly |
| Dissipate | disperse |
| Portent | an omen |
| Phenomenon | an unusual occurrence |
| Resolute | determined |
| Fain | pleased |
| entreat | ask earnestly |
| Billow | a wave |
| Reprove | to reprimand |
| Plaintive | mournful |
| Myriad | countless |
| fervor | passion |
| conjure | summon |
| abashed | embarrassed |
| conjecture | a guess |
| Morose | sullen |
| Droll | amusing |
| Confound | to perplex |
| wince | to shrink involntarlily |
| Diffidence | lack of confidence |
| Jovial | cheerful |
| Listless | uninterested |
| sallow | sickly yellow |
| grimace | a sharp expression |
| Evince | to show |
| Expostulate | to object earnestly |
| Deprecate | to deplore |
| Demure | modest and shy |
| Wan | pallid or weak |
| Reproach | accuse, blame, rebuke |
| Din | a racket |
| Eddy | a swirl or whirlpool |
| Injunction | a command or prohibition |
| Expedient | a convenient means |
| Decourum | proper behavior |
| Affect | to influence |
| Anon | shortly |
| Feign | pretend |
| Eloquence | effective launguage |
| Wont | habit |
| Benefactor | financial contributor |
| Hitherto | until now |
| Complacence | smug self satisfaction |
| Interpose | put between |
| Martial | Warlike |
| Patron | a customer or supporter |
| Intervene | to come between |
| Gesticulate | to gesture |
| Haggard | looking exhausted |
| Fastidious | Detailed |
| Discomfit | to make uneasy |
| Sage | Profoundly wise |
| Plausible | Beliebable |
| Animated | Lively |
| Obtrude | to intrude noticeably |
| Meditate | to think deeply |
| Oppress | to tyrannize |
| Appparition | a scepter |
| Poignant | Touching, sad |
| Impute | attribute to |
| Sojourn | a visit |
| Fortnight | a two week period |
| Intelligible | understandable |
| Mitigate | Alleviate |
| Ardor | enthusiam, passion |
| Semblance | appearence |
| Requite | to repay |
| Congenial | agreeable |
| Indefatigable | tireless |
| Anecdote | a short account |
| Ponder | to consider carefully |
| Suffuse | to spread over |
| Physiognomy | Facial features |
| Pertinacity | stubborn persisterence |
| Assidouus | dilligent |
| Enmity | Hostility |
| Enumerate | to list |
| Sundry | various |
| Vestige | a trace |
| Opaque | not trasparent |
| Disconsolate | Inconsolable |
| Luminous | light emmiting |
| Effusion | an outpouring |
| affront | an insult |
| Impediment | an obstruction |
| Ruminate | think deeply |
| Accost | to confront |
| Petulant | bad tempered |
| Efface | erase |
| Edify | to instruct |
| Voluble | Speaking incessantly |
| Obeisance | a gesture of respect |
| Ascertain | to make sure |
| Obdurate | refusing to change |
| Antipathy | deep dislike |
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