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English Vocab

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fledgeling   a young bird learning to fly, a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped  
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revelation   a revealing, a newly discovered notion or idea  
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mediate   to bring together, to help make conflicting people or groups come to an agreement  
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console   to soothe or make feel better  
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convulse   to shake uncontrollably  
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intricate   detailed, specific, finely described (  
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tenacious   determined, go-getting, relentless, never gives up  
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punctilious   showing great attention to detail or correct behavior  
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timorous   shy, nervous  
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racous   unruly, loud, chaotic  
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methodical   logical, analytic, efficient, following structure or form  
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vigilant   watchful, aware  
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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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auspicious   promising, favorable, giving a sign of future success  
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pensive   reflecting deep or profound thought  
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facade   the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space, front, facing outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.  
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penchant   a desire, a strong interest  
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barrage   a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area  
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proponent   someone who is for or fighting for a cause  
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intuition   a sixth sense or gut feeling  
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Banish   to exile, to dismiss, to send out  
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Redundant   no longer needed, superfluous(extra), omitted without loss  
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Errant   straying outside the proper path or bounds  
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Unabated   being at full strength or force  
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Resounding   impressively loud or booming  
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Rouge   dishonest or worthless person  
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junket   trip, journey: such as a trip made by an official at public expense  
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adulation   obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise  
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ominuos   obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise  
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permeate   throughout, soaked penetrate  
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allusion   reference to something else  
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mood   emotion established in the reader  
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tone   author  
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locked out of house/climbed in wondow   problem/solution  
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ate contaminated raw oysters/sick for two days   cause/effect  
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