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apathy   a feeling of hopelessness, not caring, no affect, not feeling one way or another about something  
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grimace   frown  
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dilemma   major problem  
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contempt   disgust,hatred empathy (noun) - fe  
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empathy   feeling like sympathy, but the person has been through the same experience  
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rivulet   a tiny stream of water  
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commotion   a loud raucous, or cacophony, chaos  
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pilgrimage   a spiritual journey, a lengthy journey  
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decorum   an orderly, manner-filled presence  
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humility   a modesty or limited/low view of one's own importance  
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barrage   a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area, to (verb)bombard (someone) with something  
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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, facean 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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revelation   a revealing, a newly discovered notion or idea  
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proponent   someone who is "for" or fighting FOR a cause (opposite of against--con)  
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adulation   obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise  
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junket   trip, journey: such as a trip made by an official at public expense  
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permeate   throughout, soaked penetrate  
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drone   to make a continuous low sound  
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wince   flinch, to cringe in pain  
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grieve   to mourn or be sad about, usually over the loss of  
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ponder   to think deeply  
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condescend   rude, contemptuous, talking down to someone  
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banish   to exile, to dismiss, to send out  
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pummel   to punch over and over, hitting continuously  
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cower   to bow or bend in fear, under intimidation  
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mediate   to bring together, to help make conflicting people or groups come to an agreement  
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convulse   to shake uncontrollably  
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console   to soothe or make feel better  
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serene & tranquil   peaceful  
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hospitable   welcoming friendly  
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profound   deep, thoughtful  
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indignant   angry, stubborn, rebellious  
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belligerent   ready to fight, confrontational  
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somber   down, despondent, serious/sad  
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grave   dead serious  
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impulsive   acts without thinking  
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reluctant   hesitant, fearful, unsure  
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intricate   detailed, specific, finely described (patterned) (spider web)  
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ominous   threatening, foreboding  
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defiant   indignant, rebellious  
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conspicuous   overt, obvious, sticks out  
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arrogant   stuck up, haughty, conceited, uppity  
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unorthodox   not following rules, out of the ordinary culture or rule set, or practice  
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tenacious   determined, go-getting, relentless, never gives up  
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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, superfluous(extra), omitted without loss  
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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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auspicious   promising, favorable, giving a sign of future success  
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Errant   straying outside the proper path or bounds (an errant calf).... moving about aimlessly or irregularly (an errant breeze)  
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Unabated   being at full strength or force  
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Resounding   impressively loud or booming....emphatic, unequivocal (a resounding success)  
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Rogue   a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel... a mischievous person  
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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 piece of litereature  
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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   The words authors use to change the mood  
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compare/contrast   similarities, differences  
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Epository   article, factual  
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