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"A Separate Peace" Vocabulary--Part III

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Anarchysocial structure without government, law or order
Inebriatedmade drunk; intoxicated
Mediocreof moderate to inferior quality
Adversariesan opponant or enemy
Perilousdangerous
Initiateto begin
Gauntthin and bony;lank
Obliterateto do away with completely;to destroy
Tentativeuncertain, hesitant, without confidence: not fully worked out or developed
Trigonometrybranch of mathematics that deals with properties of triangles and angles
Egotismthe act of speaking or writing of oneself excessively
Idiosyncraticpersonal peculiarity; unique personality traits
Imposterone that assumes an identity in order to deceive
Reprimandto scold
Tedioustiresome by reason of length or dullness
Transcendto rise above the limits
Insinuatedto introduce gradually or in a subtle way
Mutilatedto cut up; to alter or make imperfect
Ambiguouscapable of being understood in more than one way
Arrogantoffensively exaggerating one's importance
Opulentpossessing or exhibiting great wealth
Ponderto consider carefully
Gullibleeasily deceived; quick to believe
DualismThe view that the world consists of or is explicable as two fundamental entities, such as mind and matter.


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