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Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| profusely | abundantly; in large amounts |
| boisterous | loud and noisy |
| reprimands | criticisms, tongue lashings, scoldings |
| reluctantly | unwillingly |
| jovial | happy; jolly |
| paraphernalia | stuff used for a particular activity |
| ritual | ceremonial or traditional practice |
| perfunctory | careless |
| lapse | decline |
| interminably | endlessly |
| gravely | seriously |
| petulantly | irritably |
| defiantly | rebelliously |