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The Awakening

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200628260AcmeThe point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful
200628261AlacrityBrisk and cheerful readiness
200628262AllegoryA story, poem, or visual image that uses one or more symbolic parallels to convey a moral; a story that operates primarily by symbolic comparison
200628263AssailTo attack; to come upon suddenly; to criticize
200628264BefurbelowedAdorned with trimmings or pleated borders
200628265CapriciousGiven to sudden unaccountable changes in mood or behavior
200628266CoercionPersuasion of an unwilling subject, often by threats and/or force
200628267Confederate(n) A person one works with, especially in a secret or illegal activity
200628268Crash(dated) A coarse plain linen, woolen, or cotton fabric, used for curtains and towel
200628269Decree(n) An official order issued by a legal authority; (v) To issue such an order
200628270DeferTo submit to, honor, or give way to another's opinion or pleasure
200628271Delirium(positive) wild excitement or ecstasy; (negative) a disordered state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusion, and general incoherence
200628272DespondentIn low spirits from loss of hope or courage
200628273DeterminismThe notion that forces beyond an individual's control cause him or her to be the way he or she is; typically determinism is divided into three main types: biological (nature), social (nurture), and divine — "free will" is the countervailing force
200628274DisarmingCharmingly capable of allaying hostility or suspicion
200628275DiscordantDisagreeably incongruous; tunelessly grating
200628276DissolutionDebauched living; dissipation
200628277EffulgenceBrightness, radiance; (of a person) a state of emanation typified by joy or goodness
200628278EnnuiBoredom combined with listlessness and dissatisfaction
200628279EntreatyAn earnest or humble request
200628280FutilityA state characterized by the inability to produce a useful result
200628281HourisBeautiful young women, especially the virgin companions of the faithful in Muslim paradise
200628282ImperiousAssuming power and authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
200628283ImpetuosityRapid and thoughtless carelessness
200628284ImpressionableEasily influenced because of lack of critical ability
200628285IncipientIn an initial stage; just beginning to develop
200628286LamentableDeplorably unsatisfactory; unfortunate and regrettable
200628287MelodramaA sensationally dramatic work of art chiefly designed to charge and manipulate one's emotions
200628288MercurialSubject to sudden unpredictable changes of mood or mind; sprightly, lively
200628289MinisterTo tend to the needs of
200628290MotifA distinctive design or repeated pattern (often in a work of art, literature, or music)
200628291Mystical (or Mystic)Inspiring a sense of spiritual awe and fascination
200628292NarcissismExtreme self-centeredness; excessive (or even erotic) interest in oneself or one's physical appearance
200628293PerambulationsPleasant, leisurely walks
200628294Pinksany of various herbaceous Eurasian plants with pink and white flowers as well as slender gray-green stems
200628295PlaintiveSad and mournful
200628296PoignantEvoking a keen sense of sadness and regret; keenly felt
200628297PretextA reason given in justification for an action that is not the real reason
200628298Prevail(upon) To coax, convince, pressure, or [even] coerce
200628299ProlificPlentiful; present in large numbers or quantities; producing many works; fruitful
200628300PseudointellectualFalsely intellectual
200628301QuaffTo drink something, especially an alcoholic beverage
200628302RemonstrateTo make a forcefully reproachful protest
200868948Repair (to)to head for, adjourn to, or wend one's way toward
200868949ScintillantSparkling and emitting flashes of light
200868950SeductiveTempting and attractive; enticing (especially in a sexual sense)
200868951SubterfugeDeceit used in order to achieve one's goal
200868952SumptuousSplendid and expensive-looking
200868953ToddyAn alcoholic beverage that includes hot water, sugar, and spice
200868954Torpidmentally or physically inactive; lethargic
200868955TorridVery hot and dry; full of passionate or highly charged emotions arising from sexual love
200868956UnpretentiousNot attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed; pleasantly simple and functional
200868957VixenA female fox; a woman regarded as alluringly sexual; a woman who is deemed malicious, ill-tempered, or quarrelsome
200868958VolitionWillpower, the faculty or power of using one's own will
200868959VolubilityTalkativeness
200868960WhimsicalActing or behaving in a capricious manner; amusingly fanciful and quaint

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