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abstractedly: pg. 83 absent-minded,preoccupied.
Achilles heel: pg. 65 a vulnerable spot or a weakness
ambiance: pg 89 an environment or a distinct atmosphere
brink: pg. 53 the edge of , the verge of something occurring
deluge: pg. 53 an overwhelming , flood like rush of anything
demolition derby: pg. 52 a public show in which old automobiles are driven into one another repeatedly
desecration: pg. 85 to treat as not sacred, not of importance
deterioration: pg. 55 to make or become worse, lower in quality
disheveled: pg. 76 to cause hair, clothing , etc. to become disarranged or untidy, rumpled
10. ferociously: pg. 67 the act of being violent, cruel
11. incorrigible: pg. 84 cannot be corrected, improved, becomes set in bad habits
12. indeterminate: pg. 59 uncertain, vague, not known
13. invasion: pg. 66 to enter forcibly, to invade
14. loathing: pg. 66 intense dislike, disgust, hatred
15. maneuvered: pg. 72 to move about skillfully, carefully
16. monopolizing: pg. 88 taking over control of something,
17. mortar: pg. 71 a short-barreled cannon which hurls bullets
18 muddled: pg. 52 to confuse mentally, to mix up
19. perpetuate: pg. 66 to cause to be continue or be remembered, preserve
20. recluse: pg. 70 to shut away from the world, a person who lives in a secluded life
21. Tai Chi: pg. 73 a series of exercises developed in China, characterized by slow, relaxed, circular movements
22. temperament: pg. 64 ones frame of mind or natural disposition
23. unmitigated: pg. 55 absolute, total, complete
24. unrequited: pg. 65 unanswered, unreturned
25. variegated: pg. 81 multicolored, spotted, flecked
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