study vocab terms 2017
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| apathy | feeling of hopelessness
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| dilemna | major problem
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| empathy | sympathy-like feeling that a person has gone through
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| rivulet | tiny stream of water
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| commotion | a loud raucous, chaos
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| pilgrimage | a long spiritual journey
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| decorum | an orderly presence
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| humility | modesty of your importance
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| permeate | throughtout, penetrate
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| condescend | rude, talking down to someone
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| profound | deep, thoughtful
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| indignant | angry, stubborn, rebellious
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| ominous | threatening, foreboding
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| conspicuous | obvious, sticks out
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| unorthodox | out of the ordinary
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| tenacious | determined, never gives up
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| ponder | to think deeply
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| grimace | frown
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| belligerent | ready to fight
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| grave | dead serious
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| contempt | disgust, hatred
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| drone | to make a continuous low sound
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| wince | cringe, to flinch in pain
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| grieve | to mourn or be sad about, usually over the loss of a loved one
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| banish | to exile, to dismiss, to send out
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| pummel | to punch over and over again, hitting continuously
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| cower | to bow ot bend over in fear
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| serence/tranquil | peaceful
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| hospitable | welcoming friendly
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| somber | serious/sads
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| impulsive | acts without thinking
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| reluctant | hesitant, unsure
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| intricate | detailed, specific
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| defiant | indignant, rebellious
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| arrogent | conceited, stuck up, haughty
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| defiant | angry, stubborn, aggressively resisting
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| punctilious | showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
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| vigilant | watchful, aware
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| incessant | nonstop, continuing without pause or interruption
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| timorous | timid, shy, nervous
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| redundant | no longer needed
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| prophetic | far seeing, predictive, describing someone who speaks of the future confidently
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| obstinate | stubborn
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| pensive | reflecting deep or profound thought
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| indigenous | native to an area
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| raucous | unruly, loud, chaotic
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| methodical | logical, analytic, efficient, following structure or form
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| auspicous | promising, favorable, giving a sign of future success
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| convulse | to shake uncontrollably
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| console | to soothe or make feel better
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| barrage | a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area
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| fledgling | a young bird learning to fly, a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
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| intuition | a sixth sense or gut feeling
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| facade | the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space, front, outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.
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| penchant | a desire, strong interest
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| revelation | a revealing, a newly discovered notion or idea
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| proponent | someone who is "for" or fighting FOR a cause
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| allot | to assign or distribute into shares or portions
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| audacious | bold, adventurous, reckless
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| devoid | not having or using, empty, lacking
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| comply | to yield to a request or demand
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| prodigous | immense , extraordinary in size or degree
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| perturb | to trouble or annoy
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| errant | straying outside the proper path or bounds (an errant calf).... moving about aimlessly or irregularly (an errant breeze)
behaving wrongly (an errant child)
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| unabated | Being at full strength or force
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| resounding | impressively loud or booming
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| rogue | a dishonest or worthless person
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| adulation | excessive admiration or praise
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| junket | trip, journey
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| compel | to force or oblige to do something, urge, pressure
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| despise | feel contempt or deep repugnance for
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| justify | show or prove to be right
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| jeer | make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice
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| retaliate | make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack, to get back at
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| infraction | a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules
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| scion | a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft, a descendent
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| prominant | well known in the public eye
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| relentless | tenacious, go getting, incredibly determined
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| dilipidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
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| vehement | intensely emotional, deeply felt, marked by forceful energy
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