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Book 5 · Pre-middle school
Chapter 12 · List 12 · Revolution & resolve
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convalesce (v)
To recover after illness.
dedicate (v)
To give wholeheartedly; to set apart for a purpose.
dictate (v)
To say aloud for someone to write down; to give orders.
exasperate (v)
To irritate or annoy greatly.
frantic (adj)
Wildly excited with fear or worry.
haughty (adj)
Proud and looking down on others.
overthrow (v)
To bring down by force.
penetrate (v)
To pierce; to enter into.
portrait (n)
A picture of a person.
rebellious (adj)
Resisting authority.
restrict (v)
To keep within limits.
seldom (adv)
Not often; rarely.
stimulate (v)
To stir up; to excite.
tempest (n)
A violent storm.
upbringing (n)
The way a child is raised.