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Book 9 · High school I
Chapter 13 · List 13 · Diplomacy & disquiet
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blandishment (n)
Flattering speech to persuade.
deprecate (v)
To express disapproval of.
discomfit (v)
To make uneasy.
meteoric (adj)
Like a meteor; rapidly successful.
overbearing (adj)
Domineering.
precocious (adj)
Developed earlier than usual.
proffer (v)
To offer.
remonstrate (v)
To protest.
rift (n)
A split.
solicitous (adj)
Caring; concerned.
sylvan (adj)
Of the woods.
trepidation (n)
Fearful uncertainty.
untoward (adj)
Unfortunate; improper.
virtuoso (n)
A highly skilled performer.
wax (v)
To grow larger.