Unit 2: Novel Study: The House of the Spirits, Chapter 9–Epilogue

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  1. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  2. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  3. vehemently
    in a forceful manner
  4. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  5. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  6. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  7. membrane
    a sheet of tissue that lines or connects organs or cells
  8. placid
    not easily irritated
  9. lavish
    bestow or expend profusely
  10. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  11. launch
    get going; give impetus to
  12. stroke
    touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
  13. reconcile
    make compatible with
  14. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
  15. ideologue
    one who adheres strictly and inflexibly to some belief
  16. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  17. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  18. euphoric
    characterized by a feeling of well-being or elation
  19. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  20. requisite
    necessary for relief or supply
  21. excess
    a quantity much larger than is needed
  22. proceed
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
  23. terse
    brief and to the point
  24. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  25. scrupulous
    having ethical or moral principles
  26. delude
    be dishonest with
  27. fabrication
    a deliberately false or improbable account
  28. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  29. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  30. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
Created on Wed Dec 02 15:50:58 EST 2020 (updated Tue Dec 08 12:42:52 EST 2020)

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