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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| parable | a short moral story |
| ceaseless | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing |
| dank | unpleasantly cool and humid |
| crevice | a long narrow opening |
| rigidity | the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending |
| procession | the act of moving forward ,as toward a goal |
| avarice | insatiable desire for wealth |
| indigent | poor enough to need help from others |
| discontent | a longing for something better than the present situation |
| suppliant | humbly entreating |
| mirage | optical illusion in which hot air distorts distant objects |
| estuary | the wide part of a river where it nears the sea |
| bulwark | an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes |
| poultice | a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin |
| speculate | reflect deeply on a subject |
| instinct | inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to stimuli |