vocab

Question 1

impertinent

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improperly forward or bold

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hinder

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be an obstacle to

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inevitable

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incapable of being avoided or prevented

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duration

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the period of time during which something continues

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intimation

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a slight suggestion or vague understanding

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odious

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unequivocally detestable

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deference

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courteous regard for people’s feelings

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dictate

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a guiding principle

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barbarity

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the quality of being cruel, inhumane, or uncivilized

Question 10

cudgel

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a club that is used as a weapon

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conjecture

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believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

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infernal

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characteristic of or resembling Hell

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malady

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impairment of normal physiological function

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fledgling

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young bird that has just become capable of flying

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implications

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something that is inferred

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optimistic

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hopeful that the best will happen in the future

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hefty

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of considerable weight and size

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emissions

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the act of causing to flow forth

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endeavor

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attempt by employing effort

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incentive

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a positive motivational influence

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relevant

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having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

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infuse

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fill, as with a certain quality

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dismally

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in a dreadful manner

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convulsive

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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions

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ardor

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feelings of great warmth and intensity

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hue

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the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength

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wretch

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someone you feel sorry for

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articulate

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express or state clearly

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countenance

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the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

Question 30

palpitation

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a rapid and irregular heart beat

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asylum

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a shelter from danger or hardship

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malignity

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speak unfavorably about

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diabolically

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showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness

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dissoluble

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capable of dissolving

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annihilation

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destruction by obliterating something

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irrevocably

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in a manner that cannot be taken back

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commiserate

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feel or express sympathy or compassion

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exultation

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the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

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quaint

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attractively old-fashioned

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distinct

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constituting a separate entity or part

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bleak

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unpleasantly cold and damp

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ember

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a hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire

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implore

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beg or request earnestly and urgently

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lattice

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an arrangement of points in a regular periodic pattern

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obeisance

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bending the head or body in reverence or submission

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yore

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time long past

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countenance

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the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

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placid

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calm and free from disturbance

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aptly

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in a competent capable manner

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divining

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a clergyman or other person in religious orders

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abhor

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find repugnant