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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abscess | a swollen area within the body, containing a build up of puss |
| altered | changed or caused to change in character or composition in often small but important ways |
| assurance | belief in oneself |
| blotted | marked or stained |
| boisterous | noisy and energetic |
| damsels | young unmarried women; a term popular in Westerns where the damsels were often in “distress,” or calling out for help |
| dimpled | having dimples, or small depressions in the flesh |
| hideous | ugly or disgusting |
| makeshift | serving as a temporary substitute |
| maternally | mother-like |
| pastime | an activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment |
| prospect | possibility |
| relegated | dismissed as not as important as others |
| subversive | seeking or intended to upset a known system or institution |
| throes | intense pain or struggles |
| whisked | moved in a particular direction quickly |