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ENG12_SSR_Vocab
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Respite | to relieve temporarily, especially from anything distressing or trying; give an interval of relief from |
| Windfall | an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune. |
| Loophole | a means or opportunity of evading a rule, law, etc. |
| Jolt | to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly |
| Grapevine | a person to person method of spreading rumors, gossip, information, etc., by informal or unofficial conversation, letter writing, or the like |
| Heinous | evil; atrocious |
| Obtain | get, acquire, or procure, with effort or by a request |
| Guffaw | to laugh loudly and boisterously |
| Tattered | ragged |
| Jitterbug | a strenuous dance consisting of a few standardized steps, with twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular especially in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing. |