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Foreboding

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Noun, fearful apprehension, “You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.” (Shelley 1).

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Solitude

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Noun, the state or situation of being alone, “as the phenomena of the heavenly bodies undoubtedly are in those undiscovered solitudes.” (Shelley 1).

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Niche

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Noun, shallow recess, “I imagined that also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated.” (Shelley 2).

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Fortnight

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Noun, two weeks, “I shall depart for the latter town in a fortnight or three weeks” (Shelley 3).

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Traverse

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Verb, travel across or through, “Shall I meet you again, after having traversed immense seas” (Shelley 7).

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Harrowing

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Adjective, acutely distressing “Strange and harrowing must be his story” (Shelley 15).

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Gallant

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Adjective, heroic; brave, “his dream was to become one among those whose names are recorded in story” (Shelley 23).

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Apathy

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Noun, lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern, “I opened it with apathy” (Shelley 24).

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Hitherto

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Until now or until the point in time under discussion | adverb | We need to change what has hitherto been an inefficient method.

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Malignity

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The state or character of being malign; malevolence | noun | His malignity was shown through his constant harassing of others.

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Repose

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The art of being at rest; sleep | noun | His repose during class got him in trouble.

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Ardour

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Fervor; passion | noun | His ardour towards the subject gained him great respect amoung the scientists.

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Reproach

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Blame or censure conveyed in disapproval | noun | His mother made a reproach about his bad grades and failure to notify her.

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Unremitting

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Not slackening or abating | adjective | The unremitting rain concerned the baseball coach.

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Sacrilege

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Violation or profanation of anything sacred | noun | Sacrilege would not be tolerated at the church.

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Palpitation

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Unusually or abnormal beating of the heart | noun | He felt palpitation during the scary movie.

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Vacillating

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Adjective; to be alternating between different opinions or actions; he was vacillating towards the multiple choice question and could not seem to choose an answer.

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Repentance

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Noun; deep sorrow, or regret for past action; his repentance was clear after he didn’t study for the test.

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Convalescence

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Noun; the gradual recovery of health after illness, injury, or an operation; the doctor said the most important thing after her surgery would be her convalescence.

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Encomiums

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Noun; a formal expression of high praise; the army general made a encomium to the returning soldier.

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Salubrious

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Adjective; favorable to or promoting health; the rest and healthy food were salubrious to his health.

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Promontory

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Noun; a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of a coast; the lighthouse was built on a promontory, so that ships could more easily see it.

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Venerable

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Adjective; commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; the old war veteran was very venerable.

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Ignominious

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Adjective; discreditable; the retreat was ignominious.

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Perdition

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Noun; a state of final spiritual ruin; the man trying to commit suicide was in perdition.

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Abhorrence

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a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination

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Ravines

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a deep narrow steep-sided valley, esp one formed by the action of running water

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Precipitous

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extremely or impassably steep

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Solemnizing

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to make solemn or serious

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Negligently

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lazily careless; offhand

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Satiated

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to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary

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Offals

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the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings

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Despondency

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state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection

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Benevolence

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desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness

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Infantile

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Adjective; characteristic of or being befitting of an infant; the infantile child had to be watched closely, so that he would not choke on anything.

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Ardently

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Adverb; in a passionate and intense way; he ardently read his favorite book.

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Exhortations

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Noun; the act or process of conveying urgent advice or recommendations; his exhortations allowed the man to save his money from the stock market crash.

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Meed

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Noun; a reward or compromise; the man received a meed for working exceedingly hard.

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Pittance

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Noun; small amount or share; the pittance of food in the pantry forced me to go to the grocery store.

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Divulged

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Verb; to disclose or reveal; the man disclosed the location of his safe.

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Leathern

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Adjective; made of leather; the leathern saddle was used in the old western movie.

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Assemblages

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Noun; a group of persons or things gathered or collected; the assemblage of people outside of the court house was quite large.

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Imprudently

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Adverb; incautiously, rashly; I imprudently answered true to the question without reading the entire thing.

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Malignity

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Noun; malevolence, spite; the criminal possessed a lot of malignity.

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Insurmountable

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Adjective; incapable of being overcome; the huge rock was insurmountable.

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Abject

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Adjective; utterly hopeless, miserable; the week before finals was abject.

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Solemnity

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Noun; state of character of being solemn; the man possessed solemnity during the funeral.

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Siroc

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Noun; a hot, dry, dust laden wind; the winds that came from the south were siroc.

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Visage

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Noun; the face, usually with reference to shape, countenance; the visage of the man was very square.

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Candour

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Noun; the state or quality of being frank, sincere, and open; the suspect’s candour could be seen through his testimony.

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Dilatory

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Adjective; tending to delay or procrastinate; the boy was very dilatory with his homework.

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Irksome

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Adjective; annoying, irritating; the buzzing in my ears was irksome.

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Debility

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Noun; a weakened or enfeebled state; debility affected the man for two months after the accident.

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Paroxysms

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Noun; any sudden or violent outburst; the man had paroxysms of rage after he lost the soccer game.

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Endeavored

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Verb; to exert oneself to do or effect something; I endeavored to score a 100 on my next test.

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Embosomed

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Verb; to enfold, envelop, or enclose; the bacteria embosomed its next meal.

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Dissipate

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Verb; to scatter in various directions, or dispel; the sugar dissipated in the water.

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Placid

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Adjective; pleasantly calm or peaceful; the placid fields covered the entire field of view.

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Remissness

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Noun; careless acts or slow performances; his remissness cost him his job.

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Consternation

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Noun; a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; the consternation made him rethink what he had done.

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Imperious

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Adjective; domineering in a haughty manner. Overbearing; the imperious man took over the group and started giving out orders.

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Conjure

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Verb; to call upon or command; the man conjured a response.

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Futurity

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Noun; future time; the futurity for the economy looked well.

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Remonstrate

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Verb; to present reasons in complaint; I remonstrated the problems with the new grading system.

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Diffidence

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Noun; the quality or state of being different; the diffidence of the man showed as he preferred the vanilla ice cream.

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Acme

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Noun; the highest point; the power of the empire was at its acme.

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Extricate

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Verb; to free or release from entanglement; I extricated the ideas from before summer break.

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Crags

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Noun; a steep, rugged rock; the crags were present all the way down the mountain.

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Disencumbered

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Verb; to free from a burden; I disencumbered myself when I took off my backpack.

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Reveries

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Noun; the state of dreamy meditation of fanciful musing; the teacher would not allow reveries in class.

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Forbear

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Verb; to refrain or abstain from; he had to forbear from lighting the fireworks too early.

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Benefactors

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Noun; a person who confers a benefit, kind helper; the benefactors in the hospital helped the boy get better.

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Draught

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Noun; a current of air in an enclosed space; the draught helped me cool off in the hot room.

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Irradiation

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Noun; intellectual or spiritual enlightenment; the irradiation helped him realize what he was doing was wrong.

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Immaculate

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Adjective; free from fault or flaw; the immaculate people were very nice.

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Warbling

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Noun; singing; the warbling of the bird rung out on the spring day.

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