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21 Tom Swift-Airship
Robinson Curriculum
Question | Answer |
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admonish | reprove gently; caution or warn |
bestow | present; confer |
cease | come to an end |
clamor -v. | make insistent demands or complaints |
complacent | contented; unconcerned |
demur | objection; hesitation |
ebullition | suddent, violent outpouring as of emotion |
endeavor | a conscientioius or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt |
exert | to put forth strenuous effort |
expeditious | quick and efficient |
gratification | the state of being pleased or satisfied |
impede | retard or obstruct the progress of |
imperative | impossible to deter or evade; masterful |
incoherent | failing to give or incapable of giving clear or effective verbal expression to one's ideas or feelings |
indignant | feeling or showing strong displeasure |
oblique -1 | evasive; devious; misleading |
quixotic | idealistic without regard to praticality; caught up in the persuit of unreachable goals; capricious |
scrutiny | careful study; close obsesrvation; surveillance |
tractable | easily managed or controlled |