A Separate Peace Chapter 8

Mr. B.
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  1. accession
    the act of attaining a new office or right or position
  2. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  3. bequest
    a gift of personal property by will
  4. bric-a-brac
    small decorative objects
  5. eluding
    the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
  6. gait
    the rate of moving, especially walking or running
  7. gibe
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  8. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  9. paraffin
    from crude petroleum
  10. poignance
    a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
  11. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  12. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  13. rococo
    having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
  14. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  15. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  16. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
Created on Sun Feb 10 20:38:15 EST 2013

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