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vocabulary list 7
beware a parsimonious predecessor
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10/30/2003

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virtuoso
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a highly skilled performer
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temerity
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unwise boldness; rash or recklass behavior
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volition
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use of your own will, by your choice
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torpor
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sluggishness, lethargy; inability to think or act quickly
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quandary
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a feeling a puzzlement or doubt
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trepidation
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fear, worry, apprehension
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zenith
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the highest point or acme; point of culmination
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reticence
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quietness and restraint in personality adj.reticent, silent, restrained, reserved
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respite
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time of relief from activity; rest, pause, lull
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parsimony
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extreme stinginess; thrift; penny-pinching
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nostalgia
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a sentimental longing for a past time or state
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predecessor
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an ancestor; prior person in a position
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