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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 avid | having a strong desire for, to the point of greed eager, enthusiastic |
| brusque | abrupt in manner or speech; gruff |
| concise | short and to the point |
| demean | to cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character degrading |
| despicable | deserving contempt or scorn |
| emulate | to try and equal; to imitate |
| evoke | to call forth; to produce creating something again, esp through the imagination (adj) |
| excruciating | very painful |
| inaugurate | to install in office with a formal ceremony |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| proprietor | the owner of a store or other business |
| pseudonym | a fictious name used by an author; a pen name |
| rebuff | to reject bluntly to drive back |
| resilient | capable of recovering quickly from misfortune |
| turbulent | chaotic, unruly great disturbance or agitation rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere |
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