1. TTTC Ch vocabulary

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3. eccentricity 117
talisman 118
invulnerable 118
pagoda 119
monastery 121
cadres 128
piasters 129
bivouacked 144
feigned 156
reproached 156
catharsis 157
complicity 160
tactically 169
happenstance 175

4. Eccentricity part of speech: noun
: the quality or state of being eccentric : deviation from an established pattern or norm; : odd or whimsical behavior

5. talisman part of speech: noun
: an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
: something producing apparently magical or miraculous effects

6. Invulnerable part of speech: adjective
: incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
: immune to or proof against attack

7. pagoda part of speech: noun
: a tower in eastern Asia usually with roofs curving upward at the division of each of several stories and erected as a temple or memorial

8. Monastery part of speech: noun
: a house for persons under religious vows; : an establishment for monks

9. Cadres part of speech: noun
: frame, framework
: a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others; : a group of people having some unifying relationship <a of lawyers>
: a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party

10. piasters also spelled piastres part of speech: noun a monetary subunit of the pound

11. bivouacked part of speech: verb
: to make a bivouac : camp
: to take shelter often temporarily

12. feigned part of speech: adjective
: fictitious
: not genuine or real

13. Reproached part of speech: verb
: to express disappointment in or displeasure with (a person) for conduct that is blameworthy or in need of amendment
: to make (something) a matter of reproach (see 1reproach)
: to bring into discredit

14. Catharsis part of speech: noun
: purgation
: purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art : a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension
: elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression

15. complicity part of speech: noun
: association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
: an instance of complicity

16. tactically part of speech: adverb
: of or relating to combat tactics: as : of or occurring at the battlefront <a defense> <a first strike> : using or being weapons or forces employed at the battlefront < missiles> : of, relating to, or designed for air attack in close support of friendly ground forces
of or relating to tactics: as : of or relating to small-scale actions serving a larger purpose : made or carried out with only a limited or immediate end in view : adroit in planning or maneuvering to accomplish a purpose

17. Happenstance part of speech: noun or adjective
: a circumstance especially that is due to chance