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abhorrent (adj.)
followed into conflict; utterly opposed; loahtsome; repugnant; odious; abominable
admonish (v.)
reprove gently but seriously; warn of a fault; caution
ambrosial (adj.)
extremly pleasing to taste or smell; delicious; like ambrosia ( the food of the gods); heavenly
confine (v.)
shut up; imprison; keep in narrow, cramped quarters
detonate (v.)
explode with suddenness and violence; cause (something) to explode
ephemeral (adj.)
lasting one day only; fleeting; transitory; short-lived; transient
haggle (v.)
dispute or argue over a price in a petty war; bargain; wrangle
immerse (v.)
1. plunge or place into a liquid; dip; duck
2. engross; absorb
insomnia (n.)
inability to sleep; abnormal wakefulness; sleeplessness
lapse (n.)
1. slip; error; accidental mistake; trivial fault
2. interval
probe (n.)
critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity; envestigation
render ( v.)
hand down officially; deliver (as a verdict); give
repast (n.)
food for one occasion of eating; meal
snub (n.)
act or instance of snubbing (treating with contempt); rebuff; slight; insult
suture (n.)
strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; also, stitch made with such material
unwittingly (adv.)
unintentionally; by accident; inadvertently; unknowingly
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Etymology chapter 2 section 3
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ch2 section 3
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