Unit 5: Novel Study: The Miracle Worker

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  1. indulgent
    given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  2. vitality
    a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
  3. acute
    extremely sharp or intense
  4. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  5. impudence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  6. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  7. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  8. reproachful
    expressing disapproval, blame, or disappointment
  9. governess
    a woman who cares for and instructs a child in a household
  10. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  11. misgiving
    doubt about someone's honesty
  12. protrude
    extend out or project in space
  13. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  14. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  15. contention
    a point asserted as part of an argument
  16. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  17. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  18. intimate
    imply as a possibility
  19. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  20. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  21. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
  22. grope
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
  23. commence
    begin or get started
  24. diminutive
    very small
  25. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  26. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  27. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  28. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  29. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  30. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
Created on Fri Nov 06 15:55:21 EST 2020 (updated Tue Nov 10 10:45:28 EST 2020)

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