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american literature

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ribald   coarsely, crudely reflect  
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ruminate   to reflect  
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stolid   expressing little sensibility , unemotional  
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servile   submissive  
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polemic   an aggresive argument against a specific opinion  
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precocious   advanced  
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capacious   very spacious  
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abscond   to sneak away and hide  
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abjure   to reject  
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nadir   lowest point of something  
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perfidious   disloyal  
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largess   generous giving of lavish gifts  
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insipid   dull,boaring  
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injunction   an offical warning  
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laudatory   expressing admiration or praise  
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dither   to be indecisive  
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myriad   great number of something  
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extant   existing, not destroyed or lost  
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exculpate   to free from guilt  
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epistolary   relating to or contained in letters  
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dissonance   lack of harmony or consistency  
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rhapsodize   to engage in extensive enthusiasm  
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commodious   roomy  
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cupidity   greed, strong desire  
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amorphous   no definite shape or type  
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