Vocab - (First 15 Words)The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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Iota (Noun)

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A tiny or scarcely detectable amount

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Callow (Adj)

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Young and inexperienced

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Taino (Adj)

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The indigenous people of the Caribbean

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Hispanophone (Adj)

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Speaking Spanish, especially as a first language in a predominant region

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Irascible (Adj)

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Quickly aroused to anger

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Milieu (Noun)

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The environmental condition

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Homunculus (Noun)

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A person who is tiny or diminutive

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Mea Culpa (Exclamation)

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An acknowledgement of your error or guilt

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Rancor (Noun)

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A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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Solicitous (Adj)

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Showing hovering attentiveness

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Palaver (Noun)

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Flattery intended to persuade

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Perfunctory (Adj)

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Hasty and without attention to detail, not thoughtful

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Cavalier (Adj)

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Given to haughty disregard of others

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Corpulent (Adj)

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Excessively fat

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Louche (Adj)

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Of questionable taste or morality