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176495509disconsolateadj: dejected; sad; low (usually used to dexcribe a personality or character trait) [cheeless]
176495510interposedverb: interrupted
176495511prodigiouslyadv: enourmously; tremendously {more figurative in use}
176495512sagaciouslyadv: Intelligently; wisely
176495513shroudnoun: burial cloth
176495514reticencenoun: restraint in speech, reluctance to speak; shyness; silence; reluctant
176495515indiscriminateadj: vague, lacking detail
176495516pervadeverb: permeate; to fill; spread out
176495517perusalnoun: a careful examination, review (constantly review w/ eyes)
176495518haughtyadj: proud; showing arrogant superiority to; conceited
176495519homagenoun; great respect; honor; tribute; honor or respect shown publicly
176495520rudimentsnoun; basics; essentials
176495521acquiescedverb: agreed; gave in to
176495522inveigledverb: to entice, to lure; enticed
176495523edifyverb: enlighten mmorally/spiritually: educate
176495524reputedverb: supposed or alleged
176495525spectraladj: ghostly; ethereal
176495526presentimentnoun: omen; feeling, intuition; feeling foreboding or foreshadowing (negative connotation)
176495527vacillatingadj: hesitating, indecisive
176495528propensitiesnoun: tendencies, inclinations
176495529abhorverb: to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
176495530obviateverb: to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
176495531vociferousadj: loud and noisy; compelling (attracting) attention
176495532consecrateverb: to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
176495533ingenuousadj: innocent, simple; frank, sincere
176495534quandarynoun: a state of perplexity or doubt
176495535parsimoniousadj: stingy (greedy), miserly; meager, poor, small
176495536allocateverb: to set apart or desigate for a special purpose; to distribute
176495537ardentadj: very enthusiastic, impassioned
176495538assiduousadj: persistent, attentive, diligent
176495539capriciousadj: subject to whims (quickly changing ones mind) or passing fancies
176495540copiousadj: abundant; pentiful; wordy, verbose
176495541deviateverb: to turn aside; to stray from a norm (norm=normal) noun: one who departs from a norm adjective: differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional
176495542exultverb: to rejoice greatly
176495543gnarledadj: knotted, twisted, lumpy
176495544indemnitynoun: a payment for damage or loss
176495545palatableadj: agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilites; suitable for consumption
176495546poignantadj: deeply affecting, touching-- the mind or senses; keen or sharp in taste or smell
176495547rancornoun: bitter resentment or ill-will
176495548sophomoricadj: immature and overconfident; conceited

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