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All of the vocab from before & new words

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auspicious   promising, favorable, giving a sign of future success  
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commotion   a loud raucous, or cacophony, chaos  
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methodical   logical, analytic, efficient, following structure or form  
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infraction   a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules  
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pensive   reflecting deep or profound thought  
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punctilious   showing great attention to detail or correct behavior  
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incessant   nonstop, continuing without pause or interruption  
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prophetic   far seeing, predictive, describing someone who speaks of the future confidently  
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erant   straying outside the proper path or bounds  
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decorum   an orderly, manner-filled presence  
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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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impulsive   acts without thinking  
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propenent   someone who is "for" or fighting FOR a cause  
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compel   force or oblige  
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mediate   to bring together, to help make conflicting people or groups come to an agreement  
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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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rogue   a dishonest or worthless person  
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relentless   tenacious, go getting, incredibly determined  
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despise   feel contempt or a deep repugnance for  
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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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vehement   intensely emotional, deeply felt, marked by forceful energy  
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dilapidated   decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse  
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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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justify   show or prove to be right or reasonable , explain, support, give reasons for  
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jeer   make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice , mock, ridicule, insult  
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prominent   well known, in the public eye  
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retaliate   make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack , reciprocate, get back at  
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