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| suburban | relating to or characteristic of or situated in the usually residential region around a major city |
| seek | to endeavor to obtain or reach; to try; endeavor |
| vow | to promise or decide solemnly |
| protest | to disagree or object |
| disproportionate | too large or too small in relation to something else |
| lodge | to bring (a charge or accusation) against someone |
| clobber | to affect someone or something badly, especially by making him, her, or it lose money |
| deficit | the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required or expected amount; a shortage |
| eager | having a strong desire to do something or a strong interest in something |
| opposed | disagreeing strongly with someone or something, or feeling strongly that someone or something is wrong |
| brace | to mentally or physically prepare yourself or someone else for something unpleasant that is going to happen |
| generation | all people of about the same age |
| tragedy | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
| incident | an event, especially one that is unusual, important, or violent |
| committed | willing to work very hard at something |
| insensitive | unaware of or ignoring other people's feelings |
| consequence | something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions |
| stereotype | a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like |
| excel | to do something very well or much better than most people |
| affinity | a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc. |
| greedy | having an excessive desire for something |
| diligently | marked by constant effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything |
| qualification | an ability, quality, or attribute, especially one that fits a person to perform a particular job or task |
| orthodox | adhering to what is commonly accepted; established |
| cavernous | like a cavern in vastness, depth, or hollowness |
| spot | catch sight of; to see (something or someone) suddenly |
| sexual | of, relating to, involving, or characteristic of sex, sexuality, the sexes, or the sex organs and their functions |
| adapt | to adjust (something or oneself) to different conditions |
| dismayed | struck with fear, dread, or consternation; upset; disillusioned; disappointed |
| exile | the condition or a period of living away from one's native country |
| recede | to become or seem to become fainter or more distant |
| reciprocate | to give or feel in return |
| refute | to show to be wrong |
| retain | to be able to hold or contain; to keep in one's possession |
| revert | to go back; to return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief |
| ritual | a religious or other ceremony involving a series of fixed actions performed in a certain order |
| indefinite | not known, not clear |
| sprawling | spreading out in different directions |
| haul | the quantity of something obtained |
| foreshadowing | the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand |
| fenced | enclosed with or as if with a fence |
| trim | having lines, edges, or forms of neat and pleasing simplicity |
| incentive | something that encourages effort or action |
| immune | not affected by a given influence; unresponsive |
| sprout | to emerge and develop rapidly |
| endeavor | an attempt to do something new or difficult |
| sacred | worthy of respect; venerable; exclusively devoted to a god or gods; holy |
| crucial | extremely significant or important |
| function | to work in the correct or intended way |
| nurture | to help a plan, idea, or feeling to develop |
| appreciate | to value highly; to recognize the quality, significance, or magnitude of |
| taverna | a café or small restaurant in Greece |
| spouse | a marriage partner; a husband or wife |
| punctual | arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged |
| luncheon | a lunch, especially a formal one |
| concede | to give something away, to allow someone to have something |
| grave | a place in the ground where a dead person is buried |
| rapid | done and happening very quickly, happening in a short period of time |
| retract | to take back; disavow; to withdraw (a statement, charge, etc.) as invalid or unjustified |
| snappy | smart and fashionable; apt to speak irritably |
| custody | the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody or something |
| repent | to feel and show that you are sorry for something wrong that you have done |
| stubborn | determined not to change your opinion or attitude; difficult to get rid or deal with |
| tomb | a grave or other place of burial |
| eyewear | things worn on the eyes such as glasses or contact lenses |
| pursue | to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time |
| framework | a set of ideas, rules, or beliefs from which something is developed, or on which decisions are based |
| mindset | someone's general attitude, and the way in which they think about things and make decisions |
| anticipated | expected hopefully |
| outrageous | very shocking and extremely unfair or offensive |
| impress | to make someone feel admiration and respect |
| category | a group of people or things that are all of the same type |
| hazardous | dangerous, especially to people's health or safety |
| indestructible | impossible to destroy |
| pinpoint | to locate or identify exactly |
| submarine | a vessel which can operate below the surface of the sea |
| prototype | a model of a new car, machine, etc, used in order to test the design before it’s produced in large numbers |
| overhaul | a thorough examination and repair |
| susceptible | likely to be affected by a particular illness or problem |
| cockpit | compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft; the driver's compartment in a racing car |
| witchcraft | the use of magic, especially for evil purposes |
| executive | a person or group responsible for the administration of a project or business |
| negotiation | discussion aimed at reaching an agreeement |
| considered | thought of in a specified way |
| recipient | a person or thing that receives or is awarded something |
| punctuality | the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time; promptness |
| attitude | the way a person thinks and behaves |
| forbidden | excluded from use or mention; prohibited, banned |
| direction | the way someone or something is moving , facing, or aimed |
| triangular | pertaining to or having the form of triangle |
| connotation | an idea or a feeling that a word makes you think of, in addition to its basic meaning |
| etiquette | the formal rules for polite behavior in society or in a particular group |
| distinction | a clear difference between things |
| skeptical | not easily convinced; marked by or given to doubt; questioning |
| agonize | undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something |
| perpetual | never ending or changing |
| dissuade | to stop someone from doing something by means of persuasion or advice |
| sturdy | strongly built or made; robust |
| lethal | capable of causing death; extremely harmful; devastating |
| futile | useless or having no chance of success; producing no result or effect |
| fluent | able to speak or write with ease |
| evasive | not straightforward; deceptive, misleading; seeking to avoid answering |
| elapse | to pass by, to go by |
| worth | deserving of; meriting |
| investigate | to observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically |
| mortar | a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range |
| testify | to declare or give evidence under oath, especially in court |
| moldy | musty or stale, as from age or decay |
| defer | to submit to the opinion, wishes, or decision of another through respect or in recognition of his or her authority, knowledge, or judgment |
| equate | to consider to be the same |
| impose on someone | bother; intrude on; take advantage of |
| indignant | angered at something unjust or wrong |
| inevitable | impossible to avoid or prevent; sure to happen |
| malicious | deliberately harmful; spiteful; mean |
| option | choice |
| passive | inactive; showing no interest, emotion, etc, or not resisting an attack |
| patron | a customer, especially a regular customer |
| ventilate | to admit fresh air into to replace stale or noxious air |
| infection | contamination of a person or thing by a germ or virus or its consequent disease |
| malnourished | affected by improper or poor nutrition |
| mortality | death rate |
| prolong | to leghthen in duration |
| desirable | worth doing or achieving; advisable |
| initial | of or occurring at the beginning |
| albumin | a class of proteins found in egg white, milk, blood, and various other plant and animal tissues |
| intake | a thing or a quantity taken in; the act of taking in |
