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10/20/2010
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fertile
 Definition
adj.
rich in nutrients that promote growth
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comprehension
 Definition
n.
understanding
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humble
 Definition
ad,.
modest; having humility
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perverse
 Definition
adj.
different from what is considered right or reasonable
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dishevelment
 Definition
n.
disorder; messiness
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reverie
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n.
dreamy thinking and imagining
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precluded
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v.
prevented
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retribution
 Definition
n.
payback; punishment for a misdeed
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afflicted
 Definition
v.
suffering or sicked
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explicit
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adj.
clearly stated
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recoiling
 Definition
v.
staggering back
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subsided
 Definition
v.
settled down; became less active or intense
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conceded
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v.
admitted as true and valid; acknowledged
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amicably
 Definition
adv.
in a friendly way
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meticulously
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adv.
very carefully and precisely
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balmy
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adj.
having qualities of balm; soothing, mild.
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ominous
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adj.
threatening
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unpalatable
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adj.
distasteful; unpleasant
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forebears
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n.
ancestors
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accumulated
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v.
piled up, collected, or gathered together, especially over a period of time
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rancor
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n.
bitter hate
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atonement
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n.
act of making up for a wrongdoing or injury
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obstinacy
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n.
stubbornness
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pious
 Definition
adj. having showing religious devotion
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