Vocab Quiz on Short Stories
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Ginseng
A plant/herb that is used for medical instances mostly in china and eastern asia.
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Chagrin
Feeling humiliated or embarrassed from distress
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Aplomb
Being confident in yourself, mostly in a situation that demands it.
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Poise
Something that behaves with elegance and grace.
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Carousing
Being intoxicated to the point where it makes one act very energetic and loud
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Stymied
To have an obstacle
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Resigned
Accepting or doing something that is not preferred, but one has no choice but to do it.
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Durably
Capable of remaining in good shape; can handle rough or difficult circumstances
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Exorbitant
A larger than normal amount of cost or weight
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Litigant
An individual involved in a lawsuit
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Sanctimonious
Making a big show about how you are better or morally superior to other people.
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Cavalier
Not showing proper concern or dismissive
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Enigmatically
Mysterious and hard to understand, vague
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Cachet
Being respected or looked up to.
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Adamant
Unshakeable, Unmovable, especially in a position or opinion.
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Recalcitrant
Defiant to Authority, not responsible to treatment
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Commodity
A valued good
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Manic
Describing someone or something affected by mania or craziness.
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Billowing
Wind or air blowing through an object causing it to be filled with air.
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Obdurate
Refusing to change opinions on a topic.
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Apartheidlike
Resembling features of Apartheid. Practice of segregation (in this context, racial segregation)
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Sullen
Gloomy, Dull, or Somber
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Haphazard
Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction.
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Surreptitiously
Done, made, or acquired by stealth.
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Semaphore
A system of visual signaling by two flags held one in each hand
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Evanescent
Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
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