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Boisterous
(adj.) rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited
discredit
(v.) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation; (n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation
acquit
(v.) to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave oneself, pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Conserve
(v.) to preserve; to keep from being damaged, lost, or wasted; to save
headstrong
(adj.) willful, stubborn
Induce
(v.) to cause, bring about; to persuade
plight
(n.) a sorry condition or state; (v.) to pledge, promise solemnly
Riemburse
(v.) to pay back; to give payment for
Befuddle
(v.) to confuse, make stupid
reverie
(n.) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought
mortal
(n.) a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable
numb
(adj.) having lost the power of feeling or movement; (v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling
Agenda
(n.) the program for a meeting; a list, outline, or plan of things to be considered or done
synopsis
(n.) a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; a summary
Partisan
(n.) a stronge supporter of a person, party, or cause; one whose support is unreasoning; a resistance fighter, guerrilla; (adj.) strongly supporting one side only
bungle
(v.) to act or work clumsy and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness
Maze
(n.) a network of pass through which is hard to hide one's way; something very mixed up and confusing
refute
(v.) to prove incorrect
Leeway
(n.) extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies; margin of error
repent
(v.) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do
strife
(n.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle
idolize
(v.) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much
Blight
(n.) a disease that causes plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin; (v.) to destroy ruin
facet
(n.) one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
inhabitant
(n.) a human or an animal living permanently in a given place
tarry
(v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while
ovation
(n.) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause
Oracle
(n.) someone or something that can predict the future
fray
(n.) a brawl, a noisy quarrel; (v.) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate
devastate
(v.) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins
pacify
(v.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
Limber
(adj.) flexable; (v.) to cause to become flexable
bluster
(v.) to talk or act in a noisy and threating way; to blow in stormy gusts; (n.) speech that is loud and threatening
Debut
(n.) a first public apperance; a formal entrance into sociaty; (v.) to make a first apperance
topple
(v.) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of
elusive
(adj.) difficult to catch or to hold; hard to expain or understand
revocation
(n.) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment, cancellation
fidelity
(n.) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness
petty
(adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor
smug
(adj.) overly self-righteous
ravenous
(adj.) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction
Gory
(adj.) marked by bloodish, slaughter, or violence
Clarity
(n.) clearness, accuracy
strand
(n.) a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair, etc.; (v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position
Vagabond
(n.) an idle wanderer; a tramp (adj.) wandering; irresponsible
commentary
(n.) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion
deem
(v.) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion
remorse
(n.) deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience
setback
(n.) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a step like recession in a wall
eerie
(adj.) causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
Vacate
(v.) to go away from' leave empty; to make empty; to void, annul
generate
(v.) to bring into existence; to be the cause of
Compliant
(adj.) willing to do what someone else wants; obedient
duration
(n.) the length of time that something continues or lasts
Gross
(adj.) overwieght; coarse, vulgar; very noticeable; total; (n.) an overall total; 12 dozen; (v.) to earn
ingratitude
(n.) a lack of thankfulness
Amiable
(adj.) friendly, good-natured
keepsake
(n.) something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir
acute
(adj.) with a sharp point; keen and alert and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for short time
scan
(v.) to examine closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly; to analyze the rhythm of a poem; (n.) an examination

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