Chapter 7-12

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alter
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to change
ample
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more than enough, plenty of
blunt
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honest to the point of rudeness
chronic
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continuing, lasting a long time, constant
chronological
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in the time order in which events happened
optimist
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someone who expects a good outcome
pretense
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a false show or claim
prolong
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to make something last longer
refrain
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to hold oneself back from doing something
remorse
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a strong feeling of regret and gulit
acute
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severe, sharp, intense
anonymous
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created or given by an unknown or unidentified person
apprehensive
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frightened, uneasy, anxious
arrogant
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filled with self-importance, overly proud and vain
bestow
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to give, as an honor or a gift, award
donor
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a person who gives or contributes
phobia
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an extreme fear
prominent
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very noticeable, obvious
prudent
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cautious, careful, wise
recipient
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a person who receives
absurd
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ridiculous, opposed to common sense
adhere
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to stick firmly
affluent
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rich, wealthy
alienate
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to push away, to cause to become unfriendly
assess
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to evaluate, to judge
compile
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to gather together in an organized form, such as a list
contempt
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disrespect, a feeling that a person or thing is inferior and undesirable
defect
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a fault, imperfection, flaw
doctrine
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the strict teachings of a religious, political, or other group
dogmatic
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opinionated, stating an opinion as if it were a fact
anti-
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against, acting against
bi-
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two
en-, em-
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into, in
graph, gram
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something written or dawn
inter-
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between, among
-less
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without
phon
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sound, speech
post-
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after
spect
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look, watch
sub-
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under, below
concede
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to admit to something
superficial
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lacking depth or meaning, shallow
contrary
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totally different, opposite
transition
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a change from one activity, condition, or location to another
scapegoat
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someone blamed for the mistakes of others
deter
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to prevent or discourage
disclose
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to reveal, make known
denounce
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to express disapproval of
sustain
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to keep something going, continue
conversative
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tending to resist change, favoringtraditional values and views
diversity
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variety
compensate
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to make sustable payment to, pay, repay
surpass
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to do better than, go beyond in achievement or quality
verify
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to test or check the truth or accuracy of something, prove
supplement
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to add to, especially to make up for the lack of something
derive
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to receive from a source, get
tentative
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not final, uncertain
moderate
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average, not extreme in quality, degree or amount
conceive
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to think of, imagine
inhibit
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to hold back, prevent

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