A Separate Peace
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ashleyrichardson52 on November 28, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 contentious | quarrelsome |
| prodigious | extraordinary |
| regimen | rigid discipline |
| consternation | dismay |
| inanimate | lifeless |
| conceivably | believably |
| chronic | recurring, long- lasting |
| inane | empty, silly |
| tentative | uncertain |
| inured | accustomed |
| anarchy | disorder, lawlessness |
| anguish | agony |
| inaccessible | unreachable |
| mordantly | sarrcastically |
| obliterate | to blot out |
| latent | lying hidden and undeveloped |
| spectral | ghostly |
| nondescript | hard to classify |
| reverberate | echo |
| transfix | pierce through |
| visionary | dreamlike |
| irresolute | indecisive |
| vindicated | cleared of blame |
| idiosyncrasy | a personal peculiarity |
| emissary | messenger |
| exailation | glorification |
| automation | robot |
| salient | conspicuous |
| fratricide | killikg ones brother |
| galvanized | aroused to action |
| judicious | using sound judgment |
| glowered | started sullenly |
| implausible | unlikely |
| opulent | extremely wealthy |
| exhorted | urged strongly |
| discernible | clearly recognizable |
| vagary | whimsical notion |
| cacophony | discordant noise |
| accolade | award, compliment |
| encroach | trespass on |
| cuiminate | reach a climax |
| presage | warning |
| preeminent | surpassing al others |
| austerity | harshness |
| primeval | primitive |
| terminus | end |
| urbane | suave |
| stealthy | sneaky |
| inveigle | entice or trick |
| guileful | deceitful |
| incongruity | inappropriateness |
| precarious | dangerously unstable |
| assert | state positively |
| assimilate | absorb, consume |
| bellicose | warlike |
| disconcerting | upsetting |
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