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Word List 13, Book 5

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abstainTo refrain from something by one's own choice
aggravate1. To make worse or more troublesome. 2. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke.
avalancheA fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside.
collaborateTo work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.
creditorOne to whom money or its equivalent is owed.
exaggerateTo represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate
exposeTo make known
fatefulVitally affecting subsequent events; being of great consequence; momentous
fumeVapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong.
impasse1. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac. 2. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate
mite1. A very small contribution of amount 2. Any of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that are often parasitic
passageA movement from one place to another, as by going by, through, over, or across; transit or migration.
premonition1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. 1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. 1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. 2. A warning in advance; a forewarning.
shrew1. Any of various small, resembling a mouse but having a long pointed snout and small eyes and ears. 2. A woman with a violent, scolding, or nagging temperament; a scold.
toadyA person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons
unearthly1. Supernatural 2. Unnaturally strange and frightening


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