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ACT vocabulary for The Grapes of Wrath

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drone

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speaking in a monotonous tone; a low humming sound

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ecstasy

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extreme happiness

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eddy

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a current or air or water moving circularly

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fallow

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inactive; plowed but not sowed

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fatuous

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foolish; sillyin an obnoxious way; inane

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fermement

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state of agitation; commotion

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ferocity

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savagery

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fertile

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capable of reproducing

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fetid

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having an offensive smell; malodorous

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fledgling

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an immature or inexperienced person; a young bird

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fret

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to worry or be annoyed

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fruitless

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unproductive; unsuccessful

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furrow

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to make wrinkles or grooves

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gaunt

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very thin; emaciated; angular

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germinate

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to sprout; to begin to grow; evolve

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giddy

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dizzy

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gnarl

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to twist extensively

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grate

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to cause irritation

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gravity

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seriousness; importance

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humility

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the quality or state of being humble in spirit

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hypocrite

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one who is insincere or deceitful

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imperious

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extremely overbearing

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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assurance

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indignation

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anger as a result of something unjust

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inveterate

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firmly established, habitual, deep-rooted

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iridescence

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the quality of exhibiting rainbow-like colors

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irrigate

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to supply with water

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knotty

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so complicated that it can probably not be solved

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languid

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slow, sluggish, listless, weak

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lecher

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one who indulges excessively in sexual activity

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abase

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to degrade; to humiliate

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aloof

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apart; indifferent

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angular

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lean; sharp cornered

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animosity

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harsh feelings; enmity; resentment; hatred

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apprehend

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to seize, arrest, or take into custody; to understand

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belligerent

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waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness

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bemuse

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to confuse or to bewilder

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blighted

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destroyed or caused by decline or decay

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bloat

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to swell; to become turgid

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brittle

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fragile; frail; easily damaged

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circuitous

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indirect; roundabout

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clamor

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loud nois or shouting

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complacency

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state of being self-satisfied

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compress

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to contract; to reducein size or volume

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conjecture

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an inference or conclusion drawn from guesswork

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contempt

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scorn; extreme dislike or disdain

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contrite

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extremely apologetic; remorseful; repentant

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corrugated

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bent into folds

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cynical

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given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm

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declivity

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downward slope

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decorouseness

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proper behaviour

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deft

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skillful; androit

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degeneration

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a state of decline

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demure

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serious, reserved; coy

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despairing

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hopeless; fellling futility

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destitution

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state of being extremely poor; in extreme want

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dilation

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dissipation

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wasteful spending; squandering

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docile

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easily managed; obedient; passive

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drawl

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to speak slowly with long drawn out vowels

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lithe

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flexible and graceful

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luxuriant

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abundant growth, very fertile

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malice

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desier to harm others

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mellow

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pleasingly mild

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methodical

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proceeding in a regular or systematic order

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migratory

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moving from place to place, wandering

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morose

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being sullen or gloomy

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nebulous

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difficult to see, vague

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nonchalance

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indifference, showing little interest

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obscure

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lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline

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ominous

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threatening

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paradoxical

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something that appears false but is actually correct

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parch

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to become dry from heat, to shrivel from heat

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pare

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to reduce or lessen

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penitent

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showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant

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petulance

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unreasonable touchiness or irritability

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pinnacle

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the peak or highest point

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pique

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resentment, irritation

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plumage

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feathers of a birt

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poignant

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piercing, incisive, keen

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prodigal

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wasteful, a person given to extravagance

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prostration

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stretched out due to lacking vitality and being

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querulous

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constantly complaining, whining

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ravenous

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urgently eager for food; craving for satisfaction

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refuge

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shelter or place of protection

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relish

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to take great pleasure or delight in

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repress

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to restrain, hold back

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reproach

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to blame for something, a disgrace

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restive

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unwilling to yield or adjust

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revere

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to honor, to regard with respect

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rivulet

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a small stream, brook

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sated

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satisfied fully, to indulge to excess

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satiric

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characterized by or based on satire

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scurry

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to hurry about, scamper

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scuttle

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to sink–usually a ship

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serene

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calm, placid

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shrill

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a hight-pitched or piercing sound

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slovenly

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messy, untidy, careless

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splice

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stealthy

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acting in a secret and sneaky way

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supplication

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begging, humbly asking for a favor

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swell

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to increase in size

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tentative

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not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain

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tepid

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moderately warm; lacking in passion, force

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titanic

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massive, enormous scope

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transcended

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surpassed, exceeded

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unkempt

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disheveled in appearance

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vagrant

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a wanderer who does not have a home

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vehement

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forcefully expressing emotion or conviction

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vibrant

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full of life

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virtuous

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having excellent morals; righteous

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vivacious

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full of life; very animated

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voluptuous

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pleasurable to the senses; sensuous

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warp

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to bend or twist out of shape

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warranted

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waver

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to show indecision or to vacillate

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wispy

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small in amount; fragile; slight

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wooden

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stiff; clumsy

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zenith

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the highest point overhead; peak

9-12 Johnsen Lit. (3 decks)

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