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| aspiration (n) | great ambition, strong desire to succeed |
| jazz (n) | American music ranging from slow blues to fast Dixieland |
| blues (n) | slow jazz music form about sad feelings |
| peril (n) | danger |
| toil (n) | hard work, struggle |
| intiative (n) | first step, usually showing strength |
| unrestrained (adj) | moving freely |
| meticulously (adv) | carefully and thoroughly |
| bill (v) | label |
| tacky (adj) | cheap, not well-made, lacking good taste |
| contort (v) | twist the body into unnatural positions |
| exuberance (n) | high spirits, enthusiasm |
| churn out (v) | produce in large amounts |
| seedy (adj) | bad, dirty, squalid, shabby |
| skillet (n) | pan used for cooking |
| mingle (v) | move around in a group of people |
| neon (n) | gas used to light up tubes in electric signs |
| beckon (v) | motion or call someone to come towards you |
| boot-scooter (n) | country-western line dancer |
| replica (n) | copy of something, often made smaller than the original |
| decadent (adj) | in decline or moral decay |
| wed (v) | marry, join, unite, bring together |
| offensive (adj) | rude, insulting |
| controversial (adj) | causing disagreement |
| recoup (v) | regain something after losing it |
| mystique (n) | mysterious and unusually attractive quality |
| onslaught (n) | violent attack, either physically or verbally |
| blatant (adj) | obvious, shameless, going against one's sense of honesty |
| disdain (v) | contempt, the feeling that someone or something does not deserve respect |
| pent-up (adj) | frustrated, closed in and blocked from escaping |
