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| vim | (n) lively,energetic spirit; enthusiasm |
| recede | (v) to withdraw; move back or away |
| surly | (adj) very rude or bad tempered; hostile or not friendly |
| boycott | (v) to act together in refusing to buy or use |
| waver | (v) to sway to and fro; to become unsteady; to hesitate |
| ramshackle | (adj)loosely held together; rickety or shaky |
| surrender | (v)to give up; to abandon |
| yield | (v) to produce or furnish; to give up or surrender |
| aghast | (adj) struck with shock or amazement; filled with horror |
| contempt | (n)scorn; the feeling that someone is worthless |
| pry | (v) to snoop; to move or raise with a lever; to obtain with difficulty |
| gruff | (adj)low and harsh; hoarse; rough or surly |
| knoll | (n)a small, rounded hill |
| fray | (n) a noisy quarrel, fight, skirmish, or battle;(v) to ravel |
| defunct | (adj) dead or extinct |
| asylum | (n) an institution for the care of people needing special attention; a safe haven; political safety |
| falter | (v) to hesitate or waver in action or purpose; to stammer |
| extinct | (adj) dead or defunct |
| temperament | (n) natural disposition or mood |
| gorge | (n) a narrow valley, canyon or pass having steep, rocky walls; (v)to eat greedily |
| slothful | (adj) extremely lazy |
| corps | (n) a large military unit made up of two or more divisions; any group working together |
| pummel | (v) to beat or pound, especially with fists |
| defiant | (adj) marked by bold opposition |
| climate | (n)general weather condition of a place; general feeling among people |
