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EarlyAmericanvocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anguish | Agonizing physical or mental pain |
| Apprehension | A suspicion of future evil; dread |
| Avarice | Greed |
| Beseech | To implore; beg |
| Cauterize | To burn or sear; to destroy abnormal tissue |
| Comply | To obey another's command, request, rule, or wish |
| Consternation | A state of paralyzing dismay; fear |
| Copious | In large amounts; abundant |
| Countenance | The face, especially as an indicator of emotion |
| Embody | To represent in bodily form |
| Infirmity | A sickness or weakness |
| Ingratiate | To gain another's favor by deliberate effort |
| Inundate | To cover with water; overwhelm |
| Lament | To grieve; wail |
| Nominal | In name but not in reality |
| Pestilential | Deadly; poisonous |
| Placate | To soothe another's feelings; appease |
| Scoff | To mock |
| Stench | A strong, foul odor |
| Wretched | Miserable |