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english vocab

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denizen (n.)inhabitants
accounterments (n.)equipment
contiguous (adj.) -contiguity (n.)contact or touching, neighboring, next in order or time
vicissitudes (n.)a change in fortune or situation esp. for the worst
amble (v.)to walk in a leisurly manner
impinge (v.)used w/ "on" to make an impression or encroach
importune (v.) -importunity (n.) -importunate (adj)to vex by demnding to often or unresonably
recumbent (adj.) -recumbency (n.)reclining
wizened (adj.)having a dried up or shriveled appearance
privation (n.)complete or serious lack of the necessities of life
ensconce (v.)to tuck oneself away, esp. in a snug or desirable place
epistle (n.) -epistolary (adj.)a letter or a literary work caste in the form of a letter ( i.e. letter of st. paul caste to corinthians)
supernumerary (n/adj)above the prescribed, extra (adj.) pt time worker (n.)
regenerate (v/adj) -regeneracy (n.) -unregenerate(adj.)to give new life/ vigor; to restore to moral or spiritual heatlh
quixotic ( adj.) -ally(adj.)striving for or characterized by lofty ideas in a ludicrous way b/c it is totally unrealistic
multifarious (adj.)having great variety or diversity
apostasy (n.)the public abandoning of a religious faith
inimical (adj.)hostile or harmful
arable (adj.)plowed or suited to plowing (of land)
reticent (adj.) -reticence(n.)inclined to be reserved in behavior or speech


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