1. Marriage is a Private Affair By Chinua Achebe

3. Disposed Verb Inclined to act in a certain manner

4. Disposed He is disposed to be a comedian just like his father.

5. Retreat Noun A safe, peaceful place

6. Retreat The church members went on a group retreat to pray and reflect.

7. Disconcertingly Adverb In a manner that confuses and disturbs

8. Disconcertingly Sally disconcertingly sped across both lanes unexpectedly when she dropped her coffee in her lap.

9. Homily Noun Sermon; sermon-like speech

10. Homily The priest gave a homily at Mary’s wedding.

11. Dissuasion Noun Advising against

12. Dissuasion The lawyer used dissuasion to convince the jury.

13. Commiserate Verb Sympathize

14. Commiserate America commiserates with the families of all of the September 11 th victims’ families.

15. Deference Noun Courteous respect

16. Deference He is shown much deference by his colleagues because of his high position and positive encouragement.

17. Persevere Verb Continue; keep trying

18. Persevere Many athletes continue to persevere even after a loss.

19. Perfunctorily Adverb In an uninterested way

20. Perfunctorily Sam sat in class taking notes perfunctorily because science was his least favorite subject.

21. Implore Verb To beg; ask urgently

22. Implore Parents implore their children not to drink and drive.

23. Remorse Noun (abstract) Bitter regret or guilt

24. Remorse Billy felt deep remorse for having neglected his family over the years.

25. Palestinian Poems Lover From Palestine Warmth of Blood Diameter of a Bomb

26. Orphan Noun Child whose mother and father are deceased The orphan held onto her parents picture to remember their life together before the accident.

27. Misery Noun Great wretchedness After the break up, the girl cried in misery, and she didn’t leave her bed for three days.

28. Comrade Noun Friend; close companion My comrades and I like to play paintball every Saturday; we have so much fun together.

29. Stoked Verb To stir up; feed; fuel My brother stoked my dog by taking his toy and hiding it just out his reach.

30. Radiant Adjective Shining brightly; filled with light; showing pleasure; love; well being Her smile was radiant as she walked down the aisle towards her future husband.

31. Ember Noun Smoldering remains of a fire After we went camping, my dad put water over the embers to prevent a forest fire or accident.

32. Solitary Adjective Living or being alone; single I love being a solitary shopper, so I don’t have to wait for anyone, and I can get what I need and go.

33. Centimeter Noun Metric unit of measure; 1/100 of a meter (.394 inches)

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