Set: Their Eyes Were Watching God

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TermDefinition
soddenThoroughly soaked; saturated. Expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink.
pugnaciousCombative in nature
languidweak. Showing little or no spirit or animation
shiftlessLacking ambition or purpose; lazy; incompetent.
dissolutionDecomposition into fragments or parts; disintegration. 2. Indulgence in sensual pleasures; death. Annulment or termination of a formal or legal bond, tie, or contract. Formal dismissal of an assembly or legislature. liquefaction.
desecrateTo violate the sacredness of; profane.
portlyComfortably stout
scantBarely sufficient
brazenHaving a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound
temeritydisregard of danger; recklessness.
dolefulFilled with or expressing grief; mournful
fetidHaving an offensive odor.
reconcileTo reestablish a close relationship between.
gumptionBoldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness.
fodderFeed for livestock; Raw material. A consumable, often inferior item or resource that is in demand and usually abundant supply:
eulogyA laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died.
hyperboleA figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
stolidHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive
promontoryA high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water; a headland. A projecting part.
commiserateTo feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with. To feel or express sympathy
pretenseThe act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive. A false or studied show
transientPassing with time;

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Created June 7, 2009
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  1. transient Passing with time; - 2 misses
  2. shiftless Lacking ambition or purpose; lazy; incompetent. - 2 misses
  3. doleful Filled with or expressing grief; mournful - 2 misses
  4. pretense The act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive. A false or studied show - 1 miss
  5. gumption Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness. - 1 miss
  6. temerity disregard of danger; recklessness. - 1 miss
  7. dissolution Decomposition into fragments or parts; disintegration. 2. Indulgence in sensual pleasures; death. Annulment or termination of a formal or legal bond, tie, or contract. Formal dismissal of an assembly or legislature. liquefaction. - 1 miss