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Honors American Literature

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642359206dauntlessfearless
642359207circuitousbeing or taking a roundabout, lengthy course
642359208assiduousconstant in application or attention; diligent; devoted, persistent, attentive,
642359209anathemacurse; someone or something cursed reviled or shunned
642359210gustatoryof or pertaining to the sense of taste
642359211rusean action or devicemeant to confuse or mislead
642359212censorioustending to reprimand or censure; fault-finding
642359213jocundhaving a cheerful disposition or quality
642359214dilettantea dabbler in the arts; superficial or amateurish
642359215penury(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency; destitution
642359216propensitya natural inclination; tendency; an innate inclination
642359217tractableeasily managed or controlled
642359218adroitquick or skillful or adept in action or thought; dexterous; deft; skillful under pressing conditions
642359219expungeto erase, obliterate, destroy; omit
642359220altercationnoisy quarrel
642359221sumptuousextravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious; lavish
642359222reticencethe trait of being uncommunicative; reserve; an instance of silence
642359223fraughtteeming with; laden; full; involving; accompanied by; filled with; laden with
642359224tacitunspoken, silent; implied by or inferred from actions or statements
642359225mollifyto allay (the anger of) placate; calm; To make gentler; soften or ease

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