Vocab

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composed of relatively large parts or particles; lacking in fineness or delicacy

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coarse

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barren or laid waste; devastated; deserted

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desolate

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pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

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forlorn

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a step-sided, wooded ravine or valley

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Kloof

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tangled into a thick mass

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matted

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the basic or inherent features of something, especially when seen as characteristic of it

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nature

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furnished or equipped with a shoe

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shod

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not wearing or provided with shoes

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unshod

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open, uncultivated grassland usually in the continent of Africa

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veld

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having a natural or due agreement of parts

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coherent

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to strive in rivalry; compete

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contend

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an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self interest; skepticism

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cynicism

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a statement that leads to a conclusion that seems senseless; logically unacceptable, or self contradicting

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paradox

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typical of a class, group, or body of opinion

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representative

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a large fern or brake; and area overgrown with ferns or shrubs

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Bracken

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sordid and disreputable

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seamy

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a view or an attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion

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sentiment

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overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality of freshness

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trite

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of little value or importance

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trivial

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deliberate and unprovided; sexually immodest

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wanton

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thought apart from concrete realities; specific objects or actual instances

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abstractly

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create or bring about by deliberate use of skill and artiface; manage to do something foolish or create and undesirable situation

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contrive

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to make someone weak and infirm

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delibate

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cause someone to lose confidence or hope; dispirit

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demoralize

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feel or express strong disapproval of something

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deplore

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to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift

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edify

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not to be appeased, mollified or pacified; inexorable

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implacable

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to feel or express sorrow or regret for

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lament

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favorable to or promoting health

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solutary

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an unprincipled, dishonest person

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scoundrel

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an actual condition or circumstance; reality

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actuality

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growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful

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adolescent

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the act or process of manufacturing

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fabrication

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woman idolized or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities

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heroine

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satisfying ones conception of what is perfect; most suitable

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ideal

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extremely large or great; especially in scale or degree

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immense

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unable to act in a relaxed and natural way

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inhibited

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the act of showing something to be right or reasonable

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justification

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regularly and widely used, seen or accepted; not unusual or special

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standard

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warn or reprimand someone firmly

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admonish

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given to sudden unaccountable degree of mood or behavior

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capricious

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allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of

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indulge

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not easily excited or upset

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placid

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a claim or the assertion of a claim of something

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pretension

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the quality or feeling of being thankful

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gratitude