Vocab Part II

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niggling Petty; bothersome or persistent especially in a petty or tiresome way

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niggling

Petty; bothersome or persistent

especially in a petty or tiresome

way

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hallucinationan unfounded or

mistaken impression or

notion

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malignantevil in nature,

influence, or effect

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guiseexternal

appearance

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dapple any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different

from their background

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swinea contemptible

person

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strenuousness marked by or

calling for energy or stamina

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demeanorbehavior toward others : outward

manner

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stagnantnot advancing or

developing

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commodity something useful

or valued

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chastitythe quality or state of being chaste: as

abstention from unlawful sexual

intercourse; personal integrity

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inconceivableimpossible to comprehend

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eccentricity the quality or state

of being eccentric

(deviating from established

pattern of norms)

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unendurable Unable to accept

or tolerate

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effigies an image or representation especially of a

person; especially : a crude figure representing

a hated person

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rowdy coarse or

boisterous in behavior

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indignationanger aroused by

something unjust,

unworthy, or mean

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perish to become destroyed or

ruined : cease to exist

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mutability Capability of change or of

being changed

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invariably on every occasion;

always

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intermittentcoming and going

at intervals : not continuous

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luminous emitting or

reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light

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scrounge to get as needed

by or as if by foraging,

scavenging, or borrowing

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pathosan emotion of

sympathetic pity

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remonstrancean earnest

presentation of reasons for

opposition or grievance; especially : a

document formally stating such points

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proles Proletarian (a member of the

laboring class/working

class)

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intimidateTo make timid or

fearful; frighten

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wainscoting a fine grade of oak

imported for woodwork

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salutationan expression of greeting, goodwill,

or courtesy by word, gesture, or

ceremony

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allusionan implied or

indirect reference especially in

literature; the act of alluding to or

hinting at something

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fretted Caused or suffered

emotional strain

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voluptuous full of delight or

pleasure to the senses : conducive to or arising from

sensuous or sensual

gratification

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reprisal a retaliatory act

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fecundity fruitful in offspring

or vegetation; intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree

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dilapidated decayed,

deteriorated, or fallen into partial

ruin especially through neglect

or misuse

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ravage to wreak havoc on:

affect destructively

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austerestern and cold in

appearance or manner

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spuriousof illegitimate birth;

outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine

qualities

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preponderance a superiority in weight, power, importance, or

strength

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tacitlyTo express or

carry on without words or speech

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ruminant given to or engaged in

contemplation

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plunderto take by force or

wrongfully

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irrevocablenot possible to

revoke; unalterable

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irreconcilable impossible to

reconcile

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recurrence  occurring again

after an interval : occurri

ng time after time

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hierarchy the classification of

a group of people according to ability or to

economic, social, or professional

standing; a graded or ranked series

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infallible incapable of error

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oligarchical of, relating to, or based

on an oligarchy (a government in which

a small group exercises control

especially for corrupt and selfish purposes)

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scrutinizeto examine closely

and minutely

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dissipateto break up and

drive off; to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually

vanish

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repressionthe action or process of repressing (to put

down by force; to prevent the natural or normal expression,

activity, or development of)

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supple readily adaptable

or responsive to new situations

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reverencehonor or respect felt or shown