Vocabulary 10th Grade Review 01-06 Flashcards
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Besiege
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verb - to surround or torment, as in war – or with requests, work, annoyances or the like
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Melodramatic
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adjective - overly dramatic; emotional or sentimental
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Whimsical
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adjective - odd, often in an amusing way; fanciful; full of curious ideas;
noun - whimsy;
adverb - whimsically
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Bayou
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noun - a marshy inlet or outlet of a river or lake, especially in parts of the southern U.S.
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Amiable
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adjective - friendly, agreeable; good-natured;
adverb - amiably
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Imperturbable
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adjective - incapable of being upset, agitate, or perturbed; not easily excited
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Euphoria
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noun - feeling of great well-being;
adjective - euphoric
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Visage
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noun - a face or facial expression
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Revile
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verb - to subject to verbal abuse; to swear at or say bad comments to
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Malleable
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adjective - able to be changed easily; adaptive; capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing;
noun - malleable
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Improvise
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verb - to perform without previous preparation; to compose on the spur of the moment, or on the spot
noun - improvisation
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Grimace
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verb - to make a face showing pain, annoyance etc;
noun - a twisting of the face to show pain, annoyance, etc.
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Spurn
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verb - to reject; to push or kick away or trample on (like burn, as in “to get burned”!)
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Demure
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adjective - shy and modest; reserve;
adverb - demurely
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Grandiloquent
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adjective - speaking or expressed in a lofty or pompous style;
adverb - grandiloquently
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Erudite
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adjective - scholarly, “learn-ed,” extremely intelligent; acquired by learning (as opposed to innate)
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Succumb
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verb - to yield or give in to an overpowering force or desire; to die
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Reverie
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noun - a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing; a daydream
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Olfactory
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adjective - of or relating to the sense of smell
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Sinister
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adjective - threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous
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Anthropology
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noun - the study of the physical, cultural, and social development and behavior of human existence;
adjective - anthropological
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Evolve
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verb - to develop gradually;
adjective - evolving;
noun - evolution
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Notoriety
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noun - fame, usually in an unfavorable sense; a bad reputation;
adjective - notorious
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Fortitude
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noun - moral strength; patient courage in facing danger or pain; endurance
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Cajole
verb - to urge with gentle appeal
| noun - cajolery
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Acquittal
noun - a setting-free by judgement of a court or judge;
| verb - to acquit
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Inarticulate
adjective - unable to speak clearly or to use words, unable to say what one thinks
adverb - inarticulately
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Ungainly
adjective - lacking grace; clumsy (NOTE: not used as an adverb; use in an ungainly manner)
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Contemptuous
adjective - showing feelings that someone doesn't deserve respect; disdainful;
adverb - contemptuously;
noun - contempt
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Vivify
verb - to give life to or to revive;
| adjective - vivifying
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Omnipotent
adjective - having unlimited/universal power;
| noun - one who has unlimited/universal power
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Transpire
verb - to happen, occur, or come about
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Condescend
verb - to stoop to do something you think is beneath you;
| adjective - condescending
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Assert
verb - to express or declare firmly; to defend or claim (ex. one's rights);
adjective - assertive
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Mentor
noun - a wise and trusted advisor; a counselor;
| verb - to mentor; to guide/instruct
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Recalcitrant
noun - one who defies authority; refusing to obey;
| adjective - disobedient, defiant
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Umber
adjective - the dark reddish-brown color of earth
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Elite
noun - a group or part of one seen as the best, most skilled, most powerful;
adjective - of or suitable for a select group;
noun - elitist
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Occult
adjective - relating to or dealing with the supernatural; mysterious or secret as to be beyond human understanding;
noun - supernatural influences, agencies or phenomena
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Deft
adjective - skillful, handy, particularly with one's hands;
| adjective - deftly
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Benchmark
noun - a standard by which something is measured or judged
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Estivate
verb - to pass the summer in a specific place or in a dormant, torpid state
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Insinuate
verb - to hint or suggest slyly or obliquely, esp. something malicious
noun - insinuation
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Posthumous
adjective - coming after death
| adverb - posthumously
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Electorate
noun - all persons having the right to vote
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Felonious
adjective - of the nature of or pertaining to a felony; graver than a misdemeanor, such as a murder or burglary; wicked, base, villainous (felony)
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Felicitations
noun - expressions of good wishes, congratulations;
| adjective - felicitous
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Brioche
noun - (FR) a light, sweet roll made of eggs, yeast and butter -- recognizable by a delicious "knot on the top"
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Asunder
adverb - into separate parts or pieces;
| verb - to tear asunder
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Bawdy
adjective - obscene, coarse, indecent, vulgar, risqué, raunchy, raucous, racy
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Ethical
adjective - pertaining to right and wrong; conforming to certain rules or standards; moral
noun - ethics;
adverb - ethically
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Prophetic
adjective - relating to someone or something that foretells events, as a portent; predictive
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Interminable
adjective - having no apparent end; boringly or annoyingly continuous;
adverb - interminably
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Antiquity
noun - ancient times; a thing/people of ancient times; the quality of being ancient (from antique)
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Flaxen
adjective - a pale yellow color; the color of flax/straw (from flax)
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Excerpt
noun - a selected passage or scene from a literary work or piece of music; an extract; a portion;
verb - to take out or select passages; to quote
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Analogy
noun - a likeness between different things; a similarity; a comparison;
adjective - analogous
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Heresy
noun - a dissenting or non-conforming view; a view-point different from accepted belief;
noun - heretic (one believes... doctrine);
adjective - heretical
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Paternal
adjective - inherited from or related through one's father; fatherly
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Pauper
noun - a person who is very poor, especially one who is dependent on public charity
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Decorum
noun - appropriateness of behavior, speech, dress
| adjective - decorous
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Pestilent
adjective - destructive to life, peace, or morals; deadly, poisonous;
noun - pestilence (think of pests)
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Engender
verb - to produce, cause, bring about, or give existence to
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Sylvan
adjective - of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the woods, trees, or boughs
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Lackey
noun - a servile follower; a footman, stable hand or manservant
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Scruples
noun - a belief about what's right or wrong that prevents one from doing something bad; morals or ethics that act as retraining or personal control points
adjective - scrupulous
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Transfix
verb - to hold or fasten with amazement, terror, awe
| verb - to pierce; to impale
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Faustian
adjective - selling one's soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge, power, or something desired (after the German magician, alchemist and astrologer Johan Faust, 1480-1538)
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Harlequin
noun - a joker, jester, or clown in comedy or pantomime, in a costume of diamond-shaped pattern or design, often with a mask, and a pointed hat
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Zephyr
noun - a gentle, mild breeze, (in literature: the West Wind personified)
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Swagger
verb - to walk or strut with defiance or arrogance
noun - the defiant or insolent walk on does
adjective - swaggering
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Simper
verb - to smile in a silly, annoying, self-conscious way
noun - a silly smile
adjective - simpering
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Incorrigible
adjective - unmanageable, uncontrollable, unruly; not able to be managed
adverb - incorrigibly
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Innate
adjective - inborn; possessed at birth
| adverb - innately
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Nemesis
noun - that which one cannot conquer or achieve; an opponent or rival that one cannot best
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Sublime
adjective - majestic; supreme or outstanding; elevated, lofty; inspiring awe
adverb - sublimely
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Languid
adjective - sluggish, weary, lethargic; lacking in vigor or vitality, spirit, or interest
adverb - languidly
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Flambé
adjective - aflame (like marshmallows in S'mores); served in a flaming liquor, esp. brandy
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Sophomoric
adjective - being overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
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Disheveled
adjective - untidy; messy; unkempt; hanging loosely or disarranged
Verb - to dishevel
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Obsequious
adjective - excessively willing to serve or to beg; groveling; submissive
adverb - obsequiously
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Muse
noun - the goddess or power regarded as inspiring an artist, esp. a poet
verb - to reflect or to meditate silently, to gaze wonderingly or meditatively
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Bellicose
adjective - eager to fight; hostile; warlike; pugnacious
| noun - bellicosity
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Portent
noun - an omen; a warning or premonition of something to come
adjective - portentous
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Pompous
adjective - overly dignified; self-important with exaggerated stateliness in speech or manner
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Erratic
adjective - lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity
| verb - to err — miscalculate, make an error
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Fraudulent
adjective - given to or using deceit, fraud, trickery to gain unfair or dishonest advantage
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Virtuous
adjective - having an interest in virtue, goodness and/or sincerity
noun - virtue
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Invariably
adverb - continually, perpetually, constantly; always
| adjective - invariable
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Plausible
adjective - appearing to be true; reasonable, seemingly logical or correct
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Proximity
noun - nearness; closeness; a neighboring area (think of approximately)
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Affiliate
verb - to associate or unite with -- often a larger group
| adjective - affiliated
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Beleaguered
adjective - harassed or beset; "stressed-out"
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Susceptible
adjective - affected by deep emotions or strong feelings; sensitive; vulnerable
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Portly
adjective - comfortably fat or stout; large and heavy in a somewhat stately way
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Myriad
noun - an indefinitely vast number of persons or things
| adjective - of an infinitely great number
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Rigmarole (rigamarole)
noun - an elaborate or complicated procedure; meaningless talk
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Amnesic
adjective - given to partial or total loss of memory; highly forgetful
noun - amnesia, amnesiac
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Assuage
verb - to lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses
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Rejuvenate
verb - to make young or vigorous again; to give youthful qualities to
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Duplicitous
adjective - being deceptive in speech or conduct; two-faced (think of duplicate)
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Unprecedented
adjective - never before done or known before; without previous example (or precede)
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Encumber
verb - to hinder, to weigh down; to burden
| noun -- encumbrance
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Ecstatic
adjective - filled with rapture; transported by an exalted feeling of delight; overjoyed
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Badger
verb - to pester, nag, annoy persistently;
| noun - it's also a type of animal, which can be annoying
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Atrocious
adjective - exceedingly bad; wicked or cruel; abominable
| adverb - atrociously
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Collusion
noun (often used with IN) - a secret agreement for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy
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Hoodwink
verb - to deceive or trick
| noun - hoodwinker
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Leviathan
noun - anything of immense size and power: an ocean liner, a huge sea monster; behemoth
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Compassion
noun - pity for someone else's suffering, along with a desire to help; deep sympathy
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Ascertain
verb - to find out; to determine, to learn; to make certain
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Deteriorate
verb - to become worse or less valuable; to diminish
| noun - deterioration
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Insipid
adjective - flavorless; dull or unexciting; lifeless
| noun - insipidness
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Kitsch
noun - so out of style that it's fashionable; bad art; unstylish
adjective - kitschy
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Painstaking
adjective - very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous
adverb - painstakingly
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Pristine
adjective - having its original purity; of the earliest time or tradition
adjective - pristinely
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Annals
noun - official historical records; chronicles
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Verandah
noun - a large porch, sometimes partially enclosed, often surrounding a home; portico
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Addled
adjective - confused, flustered, or muddled
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Loathe
verb - to feel intense hatred or disgust; to detest
noun - loathing
adjective - loathsome
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Pervasive
adjective - extending throughout, spread through every part of; permeating
verb - to pervade
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Expletive
noun - a meaningless word; a word used to fill out a sentence; sometimes a swear word
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Lament
verb - to regret; to express sorrow or mourning over; to grieve
noun - lamentation
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Repress
verb - to hold back; to keep or put down; to restrain
noun - meticulous
adjective - repressive
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Composure
noun - self-possession; calmness; manner; comportment
| adjective - composed
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Banter
noun - an exchange of light-hearted, playful, teasing remarks
verb - to exchange light remarks
