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What does ‘menial’ mean?

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Tedious and requiring little skill.

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What does ‘tentative’ mean?

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Not definite or permanent.

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What does ‘vicarious’ mean?

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Felt as if one were taking part in the experiences or feelings of another person.

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What does ‘incontrovertible’ mean?

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Impossible to dispute or disprove.

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What does ‘petulant’ mean?

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Easily annoyed; peevish.

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What does ‘tantalize’ mean?

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To excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it just out of reach; tease.

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What does ‘apathy’ mean?

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A lack of interest or emotion.

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What does ‘forlorn’ mean?

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Wretched, hopeless, and pitiful; miserable; unhappy.

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What does ‘scrupulous’ mean?

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  1. Very attentive to what is right and wrong. 2. Extremely attentive to detail; meticulous.
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What does ‘fledgling’ mean?

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  1. A young bird just ready to fly. 2. An inexperienced person.
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What does ‘profusion’ mean?

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A great quantity or amount; an abundance.

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What does ‘undulate’ mean?

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To move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion; ripple.

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What does ‘didactic’ mean?

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Intended to instruct or guide; educational.

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What does ‘ocular’ mean?

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Of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight; visual; optical.

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What does ‘palatable’ mean?

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  1. Acceptable to the taste. 2. Acceptable to the mind.
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What does ‘petulant’ mean?

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Easily annoyed; peevish.

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What is ‘apathy’?

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A lack of interest or emotion.

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Define ‘forlorn’.

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Wretched, hopeless, and pitiful; miserable; unhappy.

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What is a ‘redling’?

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An inexperienced person.

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What does ‘profusion’ refer to?

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A great quantity or amount; an abundance.

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What does ‘undulate’ mean?

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To move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion; ripple.

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What is a ‘didactic’ approach?

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Intended to instruct or guide; educational.

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What does ‘ocular’ pertain to?

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Of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight; visual; optical.

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Define ‘palatable’.

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  1. Acceptable to the taste. 2. Acceptable to the mind.
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What does 'residual' mean?
Left over, as after the end of a process; remaining; lingering.
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What is a 'stoic'?
Seemingly indifferent to pain, grief, or pleasure.
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Define 'voracious'.
1. Eager to eat; greedily hungry. 2. Having an insatiable appetite for something or activity.
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What does 'adversary' mean?
An opponent or enemy; foe; rival.
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What is 'capricious'?
Subject to impulse, whim, or unpredictability.
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What does 'exacerbate' mean?
To increase the severity of; to aggravate; intensify; worsen.
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Define 'hierarchy'.
A structure of rank, especially the highest positions.
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What is 'treachery'?
The intentional betrayal of trust.
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What does 'validate' mean?
To confirm as official, legal, or legitimate; confirm; authorize.
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What does 'engender' mean?
To bring about; to give rise to; cause; produce.
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Define 'impartial'.
Favoring neither side over the other; lacking favoritism; unbiased.
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What is 'malicious'?
Wishing evil or harm upon others; hateful.
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What does 'prolific' mean?
Producing offspring or works in great abundance; productive.
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What does 'sequester' mean?
To put into seclusion or isolation; to keep away from; segregate.
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Define 'vulnerable'.
Susceptible to injury, attack, or persuasion; defenseless.