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Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| discontinuing | to put an end to; stop; terminate |
| devote | to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc. |
| conducted | to direct in action or course; manage; carry on |
| stern | (adj) firm, strict, hard, harsh or severe |
| sprightly | animated, vivacious; lively |
| uncivilized | not civilized or cultured; barbarous |
| imprisoned | to confine in or as if in a prison |
| illiterate | unable to read and write; displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field. |
| nonsense | words or language having little or no sense or meaning |
| inhabited | having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on |
| sustained | to undergo, experience, or suffer (injury, loss, etc.); endure without giving way |
| formally | in a formal manner |
| shrewd | keen; astute or sharp in practical manners |
| fulfilled | (v)to carry out, or bring to realization, as a promise or prophecy; (adj) completely satisfied |
| exceeded | to go beyond; to surpass; be superior to ; excel |
| miscalculate | to calculate or judge incorrectly |
| exclude | to shut or keep out; to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc. |
| clarity | clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding |
| ease | freedom from difficulty or great effort; freedom from concern, or anxiety |
| transitive | (a verb) accompanied by a direct object and from which a passive can be formed |