| Term | Definition |
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anguish |
great suffering; agony |
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aptitude |
talent; ability |
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ascent |
climb upward |
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awe |
mixed feelings of fear and wonder |
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compel |
to force |
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composure |
calmness of mind |
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conviction |
belief |
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covet |
want greatly |
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crucial |
of great importance |
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defiant |
boldly resisting |
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despondent |
lacking hope; depressed |
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dispel |
scatter and drive away; to make vanish |
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elective |
optional course or subject in school |
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emaciated |
extremely thin; starving |
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enthralled |
fascinated; charmed |
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exquisite |
very beautiful, especially in a delicate way |
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extricate |
to set free; to disentangle |
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gumption |
courage; enterprise |
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inevitable |
certain to happen |
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intricate |
complex; full of complicated detail |
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loathed |
hated |
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malicious |
spiteful; hateful |
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meek |
timid; humble;not showing anger |
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pauper |
extremely poor person |
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perpetual |
constant; unending |
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persistent(ly) |
firm(ly)and steadily |
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premium |
additional charge |
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prone |
lying face downward |
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realign |
readjust into a straight line or into proper coordination |
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resilient |
springing back into shape |
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resume |
begin again; continue |
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simultaneous(ly) |
at the same time |
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strive |
struggle |
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surge |
move in a violent, swelling motion |
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taut |
tightly stretched |
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tiered |
stacked in rows |
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translucent |
able to transmit light, but not see-through |
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whimper |
make low, crying sounds; complain |
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withered |
dried up |
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yield |
give way to force or pressure |
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assent |
to agree or to give in to |