A Separate Peace List 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 proviso | A clause in a document making a qualification, condition, or restriction |
| accolade | award of merit; strong praise and approval |
| austere | of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor |
| aesthete | one who cultivates an appreciation for the beauty of art and nature |
| furlough | a leave of absence from duty granted especially to a soldier |
| incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical |
| rueful | regretful or sorrowful |
| urbane | Refined in manner or style- worldly & sophisticated |
| incarnate | possessing or existing in bodily form |
| obstinate | stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless |
| precarious | dangerously insecure |
| bellicose | warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome |
| parry | to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
| salient | prominent; pointing outward |
| turbid | muddy, having the sediment stirred up |
| latent | potentially existing but not presently evident or realized |
| contretemps | an embarrassing incident |
| multifarious | having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| guileful | deceitful; tricky |
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