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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| windfall | an unexpected or unearned gain |
| deliverance | salvation |
| pithily | consisting of substantial quality |
| implored | begged urgently |
| infuriated | made furious: enraged |
| constraint | the act of embarrassment |
| revile | to speak abusively |
| profoundly | entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge |
| indifferent | without interest or concern |
| reluctantly | unwillingly |
| requisitioned | the act of demanding or asking for |
| supplely | easily bent or moved without stiffness |
| defiance | a challenge to meet in combat |
| pettifogging | insignificant |
| disconcerted | thrown into confusion |
| emphatically | uttered |
| throes | hard or painful struggle |
| drown | to cause not to be heard by making a loud noise |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth |
| renunciation | the act or instance of sacrificing something |
| novelties | the quality if being new, fresh, and interesting |