Unit 1: Novel Study: Angela's Ashes, Chapters XIII–XIX

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  1. absorb
    devote fully to
  2. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  3. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  4. commit
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  5. proper
    marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
  6. bound
    governed by fate
  7. bother
    something or someone that causes trouble
  8. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  9. authority
    persons who exercise control over others
  10. repose
    freedom from activity
  11. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  12. anticipation
    expecting with confidence of fulfillment
  13. consultation
    a meeting to discuss a particular question or topic
  14. uniform
    clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a group
  15. perseverance
    persistent determination
  16. cavort
    play boisterously
  17. claim
    an assertion of a right, as to money or property
  18. squabble
    argue over petty things
Created on Fri Nov 20 15:56:15 EST 2020 (updated Fri Dec 04 09:39:52 EST 2020)

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