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vocab 13-15

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to adjust or change   adapt  
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to fit together exactly   dovetail  
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to hesitate, stumble, lose courage   falter  
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abandoned   forlorn  
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obstacle   impediment  
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hang around   loiter  
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short but full of meaning   pithy  
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a silly, forced smile   simper  
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much boasted about   vaunted  
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a child without a home or friend   waif  
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to make stronger, larger, greater   amplify  
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to give up all claim to   disclaim  
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too convinced of one's own importance   arrogant  
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to drift apart or become unfriendly   estrange  
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without limit, endless   infinite  
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relatives, related, similar   kindred  
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a suitable place   niche  
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ready to collapse   ramshackle  
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unthinking routine   rote  
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long and tiresome   tedious  
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a deep or bottomless pit   abyss  
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of supreme importance   crucial  
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to give form to   embody  
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the complete collapse or failure of a project   fiasco  
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an inheritance   heritage  
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working for self-gain only   mercenary  
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a state of being forgotten   oblivion  
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pale, lacking color   pallid  
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sensible, reasonable   rational  
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a limitation or restriction; a criticism   stricture  
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