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Vocab Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| profusely | or done freely/abundantly |
| boisterous | rough/noisy |
| disconcertingly | disturbing/unsettling |
| deference | humble submission and respect |
| commiserate | express or feel sympathy/pity or to sypathize |
| duly | properly, fitting or punctually |
| perfunctory | performed as a routine duty/hasty, superficial |
| interminably | endless |
| petulantly | irritable, peevish |
| succor | assistance or support in times of hardship/distress |
| immolation | killing or offering as a sacrifice; to set oneself on fire |
| pious | devoutly religious |
| redress | to make right, remedy; make amends for |
| impunity | freedom from punishment, harm or loss |
| preclude | to prevent, hinder, block/impede |
| stagnating | cease to flow or move/stop developing; becoming inactive |
| obstinately | not yielding to argument, or persuasion |
| circumscribe | encircle or define the boundaries of |
| acquiesced | comply silently or without protest or argument |
| precipitous | dangerously high/steep |
| telluric | earthly |
| languor | lack of energy/sluggish |
| pinioned | tie or hold the arms or legs of someone |
| viscous | sticky;gluey |
| equanimity | calm/poise |
| ingenuity | the quality of being cleverly resourceful |
| visceral | good instincts |
| bedlam | chaos |
| putrescent | rotting/stinking |
| abscond | to depart secretly/withdraw or hide oneself |