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CHIRAGTIONARY

Solitary - done or existing alone/ single only


Prowess- skill or expertise in a particular activity or field or bravery in
battle
Dexterity- skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
Mortify - hurt/ embarrass
Hydroponic- the process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid,
with added nutrients but without soil.
Satyriasis - uncontrollable sexual desire in men
Check all the boxes - to fulfil all the requirements
Press problem - A pressing problem, need, or issue has to be dealt
with immediately.
Break out the big guns - to use the most powerful/capable weapons,
tools and/or people available
Colossal - huge
Ogle - stare at in a lecherous manner
Patio - a paved outdoor area adjoining a house
Apprentice - a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer,
having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.
Neophyte - a person who’s new to an activity n subject/ a new convert to
a religion.
Toss off - to produce (something) quickly and without much effort
Uncalled - not summoned or invited.
Prod - a poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object(troubling someone)
Lay low - keep out of sight
Contrive - manage to do something even tho there are difficulties.
Abysmal - extremely bad or very deep.
Stir crazy - psychologically disturbed, especially as a result of being
confined or imprisoned.
Fulminate - protest/explode
Unholy - wicked/unnatural and potentially harmful.
Gold standard in any genetics
Scrumptious- extremely tasty; delicious.
Encroach - intrude on (a person's territory, rights, personal life, etc.).
Scepticism- a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something.
Sceptical- not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
Salvation - preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.
Succumb - die from the effect of a disease or injury/ fail to resist
pressure, temptation, or some other negative force
Despair - Give up hope/ frustration/ hopelessness
Legitimate- able to be defended with logic or justification/conforming to
the law or to rules

Frisky - playful and full of energy


Plight - a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
Predicament - a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation
Smug - self satisfied/having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or
one's achievements.
Cranky - bad tempered
Wanting - lacking in a required or necessary quality.
Nauseatingly - such as to cause contempt, disgust, loathing, etc.:
Provocation - something that causes you to react in an angry or violent
way, often something that is intended to cause such a reaction
Provocative- angry/ sexy
Maiden - an unmarried girl or a young woman
virtuous - religious
brood - think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry,
or worried.
Deception - deceiving
Audacity - willingness to take bold risks, risk taker.
Beckon - usually giving signal.
Cathartic- providing psychological relief through the open expression of
strong emotions; causing catharsis.
Moon tide- The time when the moon is illuminated, night-time
Gnaw- bite
Drool - dropping saliva
Hostile - showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.
grand scheme of things- when you put things in perspective, taking
everything into account, sometimes what has previously been
considered significant isn't quite significant.
Revelation- a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been
disclosed to others.
Pompus - showing that you think you are more important than other
people
Rage - violent uncontrollable anger.
Feign
Preach - publicly proclaim or teach (a religious message or belief).
SALTS - Smiled A Little Then Stopped
Concise - giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but
comprehensive.
Fiddle - a violin/falsify (figures, data, or records), typically in order to
gain money/ an act of defrauding, cheating, or falsifying
Buckle - to become crushed or bent because of heat, force, weakness, etc.
Stoke - to make people feel smth more strongly
Strain - worry or pressure caused by having too much to deal with/to
make a great mental or physical effort to do something
Scramble - struggle
Lure - tempt a person to do something or go somewhere
Untapped - not yet used
Barbaric - savagely cruel/ unsophisticated
Classist - prejudice against people belonging to a particular social class
Egregious - outstandingly bad; shocking.
Legion - a vast number of people or things.
Ominous- giving the worrying impression that something bad is going
to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Eloquent- fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing/clearly expressing
or indicating something.
Blatant - done openly and unashamedly
Damsel - Young unmarried woman
deterred - prevented
Soveuveiner - a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or
event.
Keepsake - a small item kept in memory of the person who gave it or
originally owned it.
Endure - undergo/tolerate
Reckon - believe/expect
Cray - a crayfish

Ominous- threatening
Scrap - Quarrel
Pregame - drink alcohol before attending an event or social function.
Dig in - inviting them to start eating, and encouraging them to eat as
much as they want.
Play out - happen, develop in a particular way
Dry out - overcome alcoholism
Sobriety - soberness/seriousness
Pick his brain - obtain information by questioning someone who is better
informed about a subject than oneself.
Biblical - of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible
Cookouts - a party or gathering where a meal is cooked and eaten
outdoors.
Pat-down - an act of searching a person for concealed items such as
weapons or illegal drugs, made by passing the hands over their clothing.
Arse - a stupid, irritating, or contemptible person.
Reprimanded - formal expression of
disapproval
Partake - participate/engage in
rat - a despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or
disloyal.
Fall for someone- Incur blame or censure for another's misdeeds
Shriek - scream
Coyote - a person who smuggles people from Latin America across the
US border, typically for a very high fee.
Resonate - produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound.
Clink - a sharp ringing sound, such as that made by striking metal or
glass.
Intuitive- using or based on what one feels to be true even without
conscious reasoning; instinctive.
Dread - fear
Leaky -
Raunch - energetic earthiness ; vulgarity
Precision- the quality of being clear or exact
Cupid - god of love
Swindle - to trick somebody in order to get money, etc.
Cuss - an annoying or stubborn person or animal/ another term for
curse
Bleak - cold/unpromised
Appall- horrific
Black out - radio silence ya fir no connection at all
Choosers - used to say that people who need something should be
satisfied with what they get even if it is not exactly what they wanted.

Break the leg - Hotae ki jab apan Bolte hai Kisi ke liye Kuch Acha toh
mostly Bura hi hotae toh logo ne Bola Jo Bolte uska Ulta hotae toh Tu
taang tudwake aana matlab iska Ulta tere sath Kuch Bhot Acha ho
Prevail - win/exist
Myriad - a very large number of something
Example -I'll never be able to count the myriad blessings I have
received. The sparkling myriad lights of the city reminded me of my
days in Paris. Our house has been plagued with myriad insects this
summer.
Orgy - a party, involving a lot of eating, drinking and sexual activity/ a
period of doing something in a wild way, without control.
Emulate - imitate/to try to do something as well as, or better than,
somebody
Detest -to hate or not like somebody/something at all
Chatty - talking a lot in a friendly way
Setback - a difficulty or problem that stops you progressing as fast as you
would like
Spinning - to turn or to make something turn round quickly
Probable cause - reasonable grounds to believe that a particular person
has committed a crime, especially to justify making a search or
preferring a charge.
Hightail - move or travel fast.
Clunk - a short low sound made when two hard objects hit each
other/dull or stupid person.
Huddle - crowd
Greeter - person employed to greet customers at a shop, restaurant, or
other business.
Soroity - a society for female students in a university or college.
fraternity - the feeling of friendship and support between people in the
same group/friendship and mutual support within a group.
Entablature - the upper part of a classical building supported by columns
or a colonnade, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
Slasher -a horror film, especially one depicting a series of violent
murders or assaults by an attacker armed with a knife or razor/any of
various tools for cutting wood.
Frat - a college fraternity
Douchey - (typically of a man or his behaviour) obnoxious or
contemptible
Intrusive - causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome
or uninvited.
Grieve - mourn/hurt
stand someone up. - fail to keep an appointment with a boyfriend or
girlfriend.
Paranoia - a feeling of fear and suspicion of others
Spiral - twisting
Call me out - summon someone to deal with an emergency or to do
repairs.
Counterpart- a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same
function as another person or thing in a different place or situation.
Precarious- not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or
collapse/uncertain
Tactic - strategy
Fierce - aggressive
Punch - wide assortment of drinks, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic,
generally containing fruit or fruit juice.
Batshit - completely mad or crazy.
Cripples - ruin/disable
Ominous- threatening
Chaperone - a person who accompanies and looks after another person
or group of people.
Paranoid - irrationally anxious
Expulsion - banishment/black
Hunch- a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact.
Ravine - a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
Eerie - strange & frightening.
Narc - a person (such as a government agent) who investigates narcotics
violations.
Shudder - tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.
Cacophony. - a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
Thud -a dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the
ground./move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound.
Shiv - knife or razor used as a weapon.
Deject - make sad or dispirited; depress.
Malevolent- malicious
Amend - make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order
to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.
Noteworthy - worth paying attention to; interesting or significant.
Prominent- important; famous.
Deception- act of deceiving someone
Welterweight- a weight in boxing and other sports intermediate
between lightweight and middleweight. In the amateur boxing scale it
ranges from 63.5–67 kg.
Beseiged/beseech
Scrawny - skinny
Bizarre - very strange or unusual.
Ardous - involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Tourniquet-A tourniquet is a device which applies pressure to a limb or
extremity in order to limit – but not stop – the flow of blood. It may be
used in emergencies, in surgery.
Rat you - If you call someone a rat, you mean that you are angry with
them or dislike them, often because they have cheated you or betrayed
you.
Unleash - to suddenly let a strong force, emotion, etc. be felt or have an
effect
Entail - to make something necessary; to involve something
Trope -
Subdue. - conquer or bring under control (person/country/feelings)
Resilience- the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
Fortitude- courage
Haul - pull or drag with effort or force.
Hysterical- hilarious/ extremely funny
Arid - dry/dreary/waterless
Desolate - barren/uninhabited/miserable/ruin something
Sentient - able to feel things
Severity - the fact or condition of being severe.
Idyllic- like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
Apprise - inform
Daunt- intimidate
Comply - abide by
Clamour - shouting/ make a vehement protest or demand
Vehement- passionate
Luscious- having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste
Owie - usually minor injury (such as a bruise or a scratch) —used by or
for children
Pervasive-
Spew - pour
Dorky - socially awkward
Meander - wander aimlessly
Elate - make (someone) ecstatically happy.
I’m all ear - listening
Manic - mad/lunatic
Not even an ounce - ratti bhar bhi nahi
Crookery - a person who is dishonest
Wee- little
Stoop - lower oneself to blackmail
Meticulous/ punctilious -showing great attention to detail; very careful
and precise.
Bygones- belonging to an earlier time
Ruckus - a row or commotion
Pretentious- affected
Snob - Ghamandi
Gutted - emotional/heartfelt
Dismay- concern and distress caused by something unexpected.
Marginalise - treat
Purgatory- having the quality of cleansing or purifying.
Somber - dark, solemn,depressed
Temper - nature, character
Strain - stress, force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an
unusually great effort.
Envious- jealous
Malice - desire to harm someone
Recede- go or move back or further away from a previous position.
Sedative -promoting calm or inducing sleep./a drug taken for its calming
or sleep-inducing effect.
Smear - damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations;
slander.
Scumbag - a contemptible or objectionable person.
Vigilance - the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible
danger or difficulties.
Antsy - a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one
about the human condition or the state of the world in general.
Chime - ringing/striking
Bridesmaid - The bridesmaids are members of the bride's party in a
Western traditional wedding ceremony.
Obtuse- annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
Schemer - a person who is involved in making secret or underhand
plans.
Usurp - seize
Masquerade - pretend to be
Tactic - Strategy
Fraternity- a group of people sharing a common profession or
interests/friendship and mutual support within a group.
Obstinacy - stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen
course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
Hogwash - nonsense
Former -having previously been a particular thing.
Agony- extreme physical or mental suffering.
Contagious- infectious
Endeavour- try
Infuriate - make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.
Snooping - the action of furtively trying to find out something, especially
information about someone's private affairs.
Fathom - understand
Ordeal - a very unpleasant and prolonged experience.
Torment - Severe physical/mental suffering
Tingle - experience or cause to experience a slight prickling or stinging
sensation.
Gaga - very enthusiastic and excited about someone or something.
Going gaga - To receive positively or react to with enthusiasm, especially
to an excessive degree. He always goes gaga over his favourite band's ne
Vague - imprecise/not clear or definite
Zeal - passion
Donn - put on ( an item of clothing)
Amid - in the middle of; among
Snuggly - comfortable, warm n cosy
Gratitude
Shackle- chain/restrain
Unhindered - not obstructed
Meticulous- giving or showing great attention to detail; very careful
Limp- to walk with difficulty because you have hurt your leg or foot
Dormant - asleep
Imminent - about to happen
Secluded - away from people
Lax - not having high standards; not strict
Borne-
Bountiful - generous/ abundant
Subside - Become less severe
Cornered - to get a person or an animal into a position from which
he/she/it cannot escape
Vain - unsuccessfully/futile
Orchestrated - arrange/ organise
Incinerate - burn/destroy.
Exhilarate - thrill, make someone happy(elated)
Gruesome - grisly, used for describing something that is concerned with
death or violence) terrible; horrible!
Deduce - conclude
Realm - a field of interest!
Obnoxiously - extremely unpleasant
Torrential- severe/heavy/rapid
Distraught- v worried/upset
Chartered -
Bedazzled- greatly impress (someone) with outstanding ability or
striking appearance. Example - bedazzled by him!
Ferocious- very aggressive and violent
Relentless- not stopping or changing
Apprehensive- anxious
Harbinger- a sign that shows that something is going to happen soon,
often something bad.
Onerous- difficult and needing a lot of effort
Mellow- pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness/(of a person's
character) tempered by maturity or experience.
Latch -
Mayhem- violent or extreme disorder; chaos.
Narcissistic- having or showing an excessive interest in or admiration of
oneself and one's physical appearance.
Mend - get better/to repair something that is damaged or broken
Croak - to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a
raven. to speak with a low, rasping voice.
Alleviate - to make something less strong or bad.
Lob it - to hit, kick or throw a ball high into the air, so that it lands behind
your opponent
Damsel - a young unmarried woman.
Slump- to fall or sit down suddenly when your body feels heavy and
weak, usually because you are tired or ill
Charade - situation or event that is clearly false but in which people
pretend to do or be something
Phony -a person who pretends to be someone else or to have feelings or
abilities that he or she does not really have : a person who is not sincere.
: something that is not real or genuine.
Jest- a thing said or done for amusement; a joke.
Eulogy- a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something
highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died.
Pious - religious
Tumble - fall down, hurry
Raze - destroy completely
Irreparable- irreversible
Aghast - horrified
Kraken - an enormous mythical sea monster said to appear off the coast
of Norway.
Petrified- so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified.
Mush - writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
Unrelent -continuously strong, not becoming weaker or stopping
Jeopardise - threaten
Pay my way out - to pass nearby or in their vicinity. Here the author
wants to ask mountains that what can they say of the day when Ibrahim
passed nearby or in their vicinity.
Foe - an enemy
Woes - misery/trouble
Hone- refine or perfect (something) over a period of time.
Diabolical - devilish/very bad
Divinise - make someone divine
Charmer- a person with an attractive and engaging personality, typically
one who uses this to impress or manipulate others.
Simplistic - making a problem, situation, etc. seem less difficult and
complicated than it really is
Outwit - to gain an advantage over somebody by doing something clever
Bait -food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish
or other animals as prey.
Behest- a person’s order or command
Muster - assemble
Newbie - a person who has just started doing a job or activity; a new
user of computers or the Internet
Patina - a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals,
produced by oxidation over a long period/the impression or appearance
of something.
Filthy - dirty/ unwashed
Load out- The set of objects to be carried into battle; all that one needs
for a specific purpose.
Dwell - to live or stay in a place/to think or talk about something a lot of
the time
Cordoned off - prevent people from getting into (an area) by putting a
line of people or objects around or in front of it
Whirring - make a low, continuous, regular sound.
People mistake our empathy for our weakness
Infidel -an offensive term used to refer to somebody who does not
believe in what the speaker considers to be the true religion
Incorrigible- (used about a person or his/her behaviour) very bad; too
bad to be corrected or improved
Ecstasy - extremely happy
Rookie- a new recruit, especially in the army or police.
Tad - to a small extent/ somewhat
Foe- enemy/opponent
Laxative - a medicine, food or drink that somebody can take to make
his/her get rid of solid waste from his/her body more easily
Whine - to complain about something in an annoying, crying voice
Reprieve- cancel/postpone someone’s punishment
Kick the butt - someone is doing something really well, excelling, or, in
your case, being awesome.
Debunk- expose the falseness
Ooze - to flow slowly out or to allow something to flow slowly
Conked - break down
Facade - the way somebody/something appears to be, which is not the
way he/she/it really is
Outburst - a sudden release of strong emotion
Adieu - goodbye
Swamp mouth
Wheelbarrow -
Taboo - prohibition
Espionage- spying
Indispensable - essential
Flabbergasted - surprise (someone) greatly; astonish.
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Cheeky - not showing respect; rude
The dead of night - the quietest, darkest part of the night.
Still of the night- the time late at night when it is very quiet and dark
Devour - to eat something quickly because you are very hungry.
Eternity - infinite or unending time
Copulate- (used especially about animals) to have sex.
Torment - great pain and suffering in your mind or body;
somebody/something that causes this
Feathered - plume/feather
Whim - a sudden idea or desire to do something (often something that is
unusual or not necessary)
Soar - to fly high in the air/to rise very fast
Chivalry- polite and kind behaviour by men which shows respect
towards women
Stage name- a name assumed for professional purposes by an actor
or other performer.
Loin-stirringly - a strong sexual desire towards someone
Stirringly - in a way that produces strong, positive emotions/causing
excitement or strong emotion ; rousing.
Fugly - very ugly or unattractive.
Homunculus - a very small human or humanoid creature.
Persuasive - able to persuade somebody to do or believe something
Meddle. - to take too much interest in somebody’s private affairs or to
touch something that does not belong to you
Smug - too pleased with yourself
Dimwit - a stupid or silly person
Ostracise - to refuse to allow somebody to be a member of a social group;
to refuse to meet or talk to somebody
Vexes - annoy
Repent - feel remorse for
Charlatan- a person who says that he/she has knowledge or skills that
he/she does not really have
Stragglers- people in a group who are moving more slowly or making
less progress than the others.
Dire - terrible/ominous/urgent
Ballerina - female ballet dancer
Suffice - be enough/adequate
Salacious - too concerned with sex; containing too much sexual detail
Bouts - a short period of great activity/a period of illness
Sordid - cheap/dirty
Depravity - the state of being morally bad
Embrace- to put your arms around somebody as a sign of love,
happiness, etc.
Fiend - demon/villain
Cryptic- having a hidden meaning that is not easy to understand;
mysterious
Malfeasant - wrong doing
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Travesty - false, absurd or distorted representation
Nefarious- wicked
Impalement - as a method of torture and execution
Abscond - to run away from a place where you should stay, sometimes
with something that you should not take
Sully - damage the purity or integrity of.
Bloke - common man
(On your)tod - on one’s own
Immutable- unchangeable
Hindsight- the understanding that you have of a situation only after it
has happened
Tagged along - to follow or go somewhere with somebody, especially
when you have not been invited
Take a pew - ask someone to sit down
Jar - to hurt or damage something as a result of a sharp knock/to have an
unpleasant or annoying effect
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Venture - to do something or go somewhere new and dangerous, when
you are not sure what will happen
Eye candy - visual images that are superficially attractive and
entertaining but intellectually undemanding.
Attest - certify
Fluster - unsettle
Elusive- not easy to catch, find or remember
Bon - To have sexual intercourse.
Polarising person- They're inherently divisive, often loved and hated in
equal measure
Scorn - to feel or show a complete lack of respect for
somebody/something/to refuse to accept help or advice, especially
because you are too proud
Accolades - a comment, prize, etc. that you receive that shows people’s
high opinion of something that you have done
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Trample - to walk on somebody/something and damage or hurt
him/her/it
Tread - to press down on something with your foot
Clam up(idiom) - Refuse to talk or respond, as in Whenever she asks her
teenager about his activities, he clams up.
Graze-a slight injury where the surface of the skin has been broken by
rubbing it against something rough
Brim - to be full of something
Snitch- inform on someone/steal/any informer
Apprise - inform someone
Flabbergasted- to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder
Pet peeve - something that a particular person finds especially annoying.
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Unfurl- to open something that was curled or rolled tightly
Alms - in historical contexts) money or food given to poor people.
Scuffle- engage in a short, confused fight or struggle at close
quarters/move in a hurried, confused, or awkward way, making a
rustling or shuffling sound.
Alibi - statement by somebody that says you were in a different place at
the time of a crime and so cannot be guilty of the crime
Hunch - andaaza
Thrive - prosper; flourish.
Scrounge - beg/borrow
Dismal - causing a mood of gloom or depression.
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Morbid - gloomy
Adorn - make more beautiful and attractive
Rampage - a period of violent and uncontrollable behaviour by a group
of people.
Horrendous- extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible.
Marvel - be filled with wonder or astonishment/a wonderful or
astonishing person or thing.
Tainted - contaminate or pollute (something)/ a trace of a bad or
undesirable substance or quality.
I have made a grave mistake
Coercion- the action or practice of persuading someone to do something
by using force or threats.
Barf - vomit
Wretch - poor creature/ scoundrel
Fluster - unsettle
You’ve brought humiliation upon us
Baffle -
Bonafide- authentic/genuine/real
Mishaps - an unlucky accident
Brekkie - breakfast
Grizzly-
Prescient
Bravado
Ungag
Layman’s - plain English
Gloss over - to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or
error) as if it were not important He glossed over the accident. The
problems were ignored or glossed over.
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Devise - plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by
careful thought
Bereft - deprived of or lacking (something)/(of a person) sad and lonely,
especially through someone's death or departure.
Entangle- involve (someone) in difficulties or complicated circumstances
from which it is difficult to escape/cause to become twisted together
with or caught in.
Stentch - strong unpleasant smell
Omnipresent - widely or constantly encountered; widespread.
Etched in my mind - engrave
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Vent at me - the release or expression of a strong emotion, energy, etc.
Holier-than-thou - characterized by an attitude of moral superiority
Histrionics- melodramatic behaviour designed to attract
attention/excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style.
Accustomed- used to/normal/habitual
Pathbreaking- pioneering; innovative.
Envision- imagine as a future possibility; visualize.
Getting straight to heart of matter - sidha baat par aate hai
Brawl - fight or quarrel in a rough or noisy way.
Plop - fall or cause to fall with a plop.
Under the weather- slightly unwell or in low spirits.
Brawn - physical strength in contrast to intelligence.
Honor roll - a list of students who have earned grades above a specific
average during a semester or school year.
Integrity- the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
Elicit - evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
Truce - an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or
arguing for a certain time.
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