| Term | Definition |
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| famine | n. extreme.general scarcity of food; extreme hunger, starvation |
| forlorn | adj. abandoned; sad and lonely because of isolation |
| fraud | n. dishonesty; deception |
| genial | adj. cheerful; cordial; lively |
| imposter | n. a person who pretends to be another person; a fraud |
| incessant | adj. ceaseless; continuing without interruption |
| indelible | adj. incapable of being erased |
| innovation | n. something new |
| inquisitor | n. a harsh, merciless questioner |
| insomnia | n. inability to sleep; sleeplessness |
| intoxicate | v. to make drunk; to excite beyond control |
| lament | v. to express grief or sorrow. -n. an expression of grief or sorrow |
| litter | n. trash, waste, or garbage scattered about.-v. to scatter |
| mania | n. apsychological condition characterized by unreasonable excitement |
| memento | n. a reminder; a souvenir |
| menagerie | n. a collection of animals |
| mute | adj. silent-n. a person who is unable to speak |
| oblivion | n. the state of being forgotten |
| omit | v. to leave out |
| paucity | n. scantiness; fewness; smallness of quantity |
| penthouse | n. an apartment built on a roof, usually on a high building |
| perplex | v. to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle |
| pertinent | adj. relevant; pertaining to the matter at hand |
| petition | n. a formal written request addressed to authorities requesting a right, favor or other benefit. -v. to request formally |
| pittance | n. a very small amount of something like money |
| ponder | v. to consider carefully; to meditate |
| populace | n. the people of a community or nation |
| potent | adj. powerful; very strong; highly effective |
| precipitation | n. natural matter such as snow or rain which falls from the sky |
| precise | adj. definite, exact, strictly stated |
| prevail | v. to predominate or conquer; to be superior in strength, power, or influence |
| primitive | adj. simple, crude; ancient; characterized by an early stage of development |
| prohibit | v. to forbid, prevent, or hinder |
| ramshackle | adj. rickety, shaky, loosely made or held together |
| recipient | n. a person or group that receives something |
| reliance | n. dependence upon; trust |
| relinquish | v. to give up; to let go |
| scorn | n. open contempt; mockery |
| shimmer | v. to shine with a sparling light |
| shoddy | adj. anything that is inferior but made to appear better; flimsy |
| solace | n. comfort in sorrow or trouble; consolation |
| stigma | n. a mark of disgrace or shame |
| straddle | v. to stand or sit with the legs wide apart, especially with a leg on each side of something like a horse, bicycle, chair, ditch, etc. |
| stymie | v. to hinder; to block |
| summit | n. the highest point |
| surplus | n. an extra amount of something; an excess |
| tranquil | adj. quiet; calm, peaceful, undisturbed |
| truant | n. one who is absent without permission, usually from school |
| valor | n. bravery, courage |
| vestibule | n. a passage, a hall, or a small room at the entrance of a building |
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