LOTF GROUP 1 COMPLETE SET
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 vicissitudes | a change or variation; unexpected changes in life |
| contrite | feeling regret for a fault or offence |
| declivities | downward slopes, as of a hill |
| susurration | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords |
| sepals | Leaflike parts that cover and protect the flower bud |
| gesticulated | to make gestures while speaking |
| errant | straying from the right course or from accepted standards |
| ebullience | overflowing with enthusiasm |
| recrimination | mutual accusations |
| tumult | the act of making a noisy disturbance |
| festooned | decorated |
| derision | contemptuous ridicule or mockery |
| tempestuously | violently |
| diffidently | in a diffident manner |
| impalpable | not perceptible to the touch |
| incursion | the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers) |
| detritus | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up |
| runnels | a small channel or watercourse |
| swarthiness | darkness of complexion |
| malevolently | wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious |
| Proffer | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection |
| Efflorescence | a powdery deposit on a surface |
| Specious | plausible but false |
| Swathing | cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby) |
| Pursed | puckered |
| Furtive | secret and sly or sordid |
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