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Literature Exam 2017
Term | Definition |
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ambitious | wanting honor and success |
bellowed | shouted |
bewildered | confused |
corrupted | spoiled;ruined |
dislodging | removing;freeing |
lurching | rocking;swaying |
mock | pretend |
pondering | thinking;meditating |
romp | to play in a rough and noisy way |
stodgy | dull;slow |
thronging | crowding;pressing together |
vapors | gases;fumes |
adhered | obeyed;held on |
blase | relaxed;laid back |
induce | encourage;cause |
introspective | thoughtful;reflective |
maintained | kept |
pedestrian | a person who is walking |
procession | march;parade |
barren | bare;empty |
frail | weak;thin |
presentable | respectable |
anticipation | hope;expectation |
asset | benefit;advantage |
dawdle | to move slowly and without a purpose |
dithering | indecisiveness;wavering |
diverged | split or departed from each other |
ecstatic | thrilled;overjoyed |
nonchalant | casual;relaxed |
pompous | arrogant;self-important |
sauntered | strolled;walked in a slow, relaxed way |
spoof | parody;a humorous imitation |
billows | large or surging waves |
dismal | gloomy;dreary |
sulkily | in a moody or sullen way |
contemplated | studied;considered |
inevitably | unavoidably;predictably |
intently | with great concentration |
interval | pause;space of time |
preoccupied | lost or absorbed in thought |
vaguely | unclearly |
urgency | pressure;insistence |
anonymous | nameless;unidentified |
compassionate | kind;caring |
compromise | settle for less than originally wanted |
customary | usual;commonly done |
ferocity | fierceness;intensity |
legacy | inheritance;hand-me-down |
rummaged | hunted;searched |
stability | permanence;solidness |
abominably | horribly;dreadfully |
appalling | terrible;horrifying |
ardent | enthusiastic;passionate |
aroused | stirred up;awakened |
devastating | destructive |
discharging | letting go of |
infested | overrun with insects;bug-ridden |
laudable | worthy of praise |
patriotism | devotion to country;nationalism |
recruiting | enrolling or signing up |
self-reliant | independent;self-sufficient |
soberly | seriously;solemnly |
stagnant | unmoving;moving slowly |
unsophisticated | simple;unrefined |