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Vocab Week 1

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flamboyant   excessively showy: unrestrained  
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intermittent   not continuous, happening at intervals  
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impetus   a driving force, anything that causes an action; increased activity resulting from a driving force  
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bewail   to express deep regret or sorrow over  
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vagabond   a person who wanders from place to place  
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insuperable   incapable of being overcome or defeated  
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extol   to praise highly  
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plumb   to measure the depth of water; to reach to the deepest part of; to solve; straight up and down, vertical  
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destitute   without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life; lacking, devoid of  
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emancipate   to free from slavery, to release or liberate  
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wheedle   to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise; to gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise  
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obligatory   required or demanded  
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maxim   a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying  
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detract   to take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance from  
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visage   face; facial expression  
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