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The Promise, Ch. 1
Vocabulary from the novel, The Promise, by Danielle Steel
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| doctorate | highest college degree in US |
| smartass | sarcastic, know-it-all |
| to hell | don't care about this |
| hitch leg over | put leg over |
| teasingly | as a joke, for fun |
| haunting loneliness | feeling of being alone that won't go away |
| desperate fears | feeling of being very afraid of smth. |
| wise | experienced, smart about life |
| chill | cold temperature |
| incessantly lithe | continuously graceful |
| deftly | skillfully |
| twerp | stupid person |
| pensive | thinking very hard |
| tenderness | kindness |
| chit of a girl | a child |
| fling | a casual date, not a serious relationship |
| ample | enough |
| obstinately | stubbornly |
| raucously | noisily |
| gobbled | ate all up quickly |
| outlandish | wild and crazy |
| gaudy | too much, not in good taste |
| frivolous | not important or serious |
| prodding | pushing someone to do smth. |
| corny | too sentimental |
| mammoth | very big |
| nostalgically | brings back memories (sad or touching) |
| worrywart | worry all the time |
| tolerance | patience, acceptance |
| hippies | carefree people, not working (San Francisco 1968) |
| nobodies | people with no fame, power |
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