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Top twenty-five term

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Term
Definition
auspicious   Promising, favorable  
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commotion   A loud raucous  
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methodical   in a certain order  
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penchant   A desire  
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pensive   Reflecting deep or profound thought  
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punctillious   follows directions  
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incessant   Nonstop, continuing without pausing or interruption  
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prophetic   Farseeing, predictive  
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indigenous   Native to an area  
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decorum   an orderly, manner-filled presence  
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facade   the face of a building  
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proponent   someone who is "for" or fighting FOR a cause  
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console   to soothe or make feel better  
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mediate   to bring to the middle  
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revelation   a revealing, a newly discovered notion or idea  
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permeate   throughout, soaked penetrate  
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ominous   threatening, foreboding  
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errant   straying outside the proper path or bounds  
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rogue   a dishonest or worthless person  
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resounding   Impressively loud or booming  
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unabated   being at full strength or force  
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adulation   obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise  
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junket   trip, journey  
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defiant   indignant, rebellious  
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tenacious   determined  
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sequence   first, next, then, finally  
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defiant   stubborn, angry  
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dialect   accent, slang talk  
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allusion   reference to the bible  
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tone   author, voice  
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mood   reader, feeling  
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problem/solution   locked out/ break in window  
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connotation   fierce, whispering, golden, dark  
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compare/ contrast   similarities, differences  
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expository   article, factual  
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