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Chapter 10-english
Term | Definition |
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askew | twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly |
contentious | quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
covet | to desire something belonging to another |
crestfallen | discouraged, dejected, downcast |
disheveled | rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder |
lamentable | to be rejected or pitited |
profess | to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend |
respite | a period of relief or rest |
retribution | a repayment, a deserved punishment |
vanguard | the foremost part of an army, the leading position in any field |