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VOCABULARY WEEK 5&6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a state of being pleasantly lost in thought. | Reverie (n.) |
| the occurrence of finding something valuable or pleasant by chance. | Serendipity (n.) |
| pleasant and musical to hear. | Mellifluous (adj.) |
| the state of being alone without feeling lonely. | Solitude (n.) |
| a deep or seemingly bottomless space; something profound or difficult to understand. | Abyss (n.) |
| glowing or giving off light; bright. | Luminous (adj.) |
| a sentimental longing for the past. | Nostalgia (n.) |
| the highest point or peak. | Zenith (n.) |
| a strong desire to achieve something. | Ambition (n.) |
| peaceful agreement or balance. | Harmony (n.) |
| sympathy and concern for others. | Compassion (n.) |
| continuing firmly despite difficulties. | Persistent (adj.) |
| to light up or make something clear. | Illuminate (v.) |
| the feeling of being thankful. | Gratitude (n.) |
| to hope or aim for something great. | Aspire (v.) |
| a great success or victory. | Triumph (n.) |
| a speech defect in which s is pronounced like th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this. | Lisp (n.) |
| a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality. | Quire (n.) |
| a situation in chess where a player is required to make a move but any move they can make worsens their position. | Zugzwang (n.) |
| to gulp a beverage down enthusiastically, heartily and quickly. | Xertz (v.) |
| a person who is not a member of the military, police, or firefighting force. | Civilian (n.) |
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