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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm |
| distraught | very upset |
| disposition | the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by overwhelming greatness |
| enhance | to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness |
| adherence | the act, action, or quality of adhering |
| fret | to cause to suffer emotional strain |
| aptitude | a natural ability |
| appeal | a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court |
| chastise | : to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong |
| reluctantly | in a reluctant manner : with aversion or hesitation |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs |
| dwelling | a shelter (such as a house) in which people live |
| regulate | to govern or direct according to rule |
| serene | marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude |
| tabulated | to count, record, or list systematically |
| frail | easily broken or destroyed |
| nuisance | harm, injury |
| labor | expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory |