"A Separate Peace" Vocabulary

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indignant

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(adj) expressing strong displeasure at something considered offensive or insulting

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languid

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(adj) lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

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mesmerized

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(v) to compel by fascination

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reverberant

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(adj) reechoing

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salient

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(adj) prominent or conspicuous; projecting outwards

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prow

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(n) the forepart of a ship/ boat; (adj) boldly courageous

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innately

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(adj) existing in one from birth

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aphorisms

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(n) a brief saying embodying a general truth or astute observation; proverb

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inebriating

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(v) to intoxicate; to exhilarate or confuse mentally or emotionally

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matriarchal

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(n) the female head of a family; a venerable old woman

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entrenched

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(v) to place in a position of strength

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turbid

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(adj) not clear nor transparent; confused or disturbed

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sinecure

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(n) an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profit returns

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fratricide

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(n) act of killing ones brother

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contretremps

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(n) an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance

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oputent

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(adj) rich, affluent

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pungent

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(adj) sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell

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sententious

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(adj) judgmental

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cacophony

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(n) harsh discordance of sound

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accolade

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(n) any award, honor, or laudatory notice

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encumbrance

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(n) something burdensome or useless; a dependent person, especially a child

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presaged

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(v) to predict, forecast

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inure

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(v) to accustom to hardship; habituate

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encroaching

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(v) to advance beyond proper or usual limits

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enmity

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(n) a feeling or condition of hatred

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effulgence

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(n) brillant radiance

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jounced

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(v) to move roughly up and down; bounce

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aesthetic

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(n) person who has refined sensitivity towards the beauties of art or nature

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vestibule

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(n) a passage or hall between the outer door and interior parts of a building

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inveigle

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(v) to entice by flattery

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tacit

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(adj) implied

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cupola

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(n) domelike stucture

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contentious

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(adj) tending to argue; quarralsome

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emblem

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(n) an object or its representation

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venerable

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(adj) commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity

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animosity

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(n) feeling of strong dislike

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bellicose

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(adj) eager to fight; aggressively hostile

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deign

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(v) to condescend

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eccentric

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(adj) deviating from the recognized or customary character

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galvanized

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(v) to stimulate; to startle into sudden activity