Unit 5: Novel Study: The Other Side of the Sky, "Sojourn in Islamabad"–"Looking Back, Looking Ahead"

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  1. petition
    a formal request that something be submitted to an authority
  2. provision
    a store or supply of something
  3. lavish
    bestow or expend profusely
  4. listless
    marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
  5. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  6. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  7. bristle
    react in an offended or angry manner
  8. ail
    be unwell
  9. anonymity
    the state of being unknown
  10. scandalous
    giving offense to moral sensibilities
  11. indecent
    not in keeping with accepted standards of polite society
  12. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  13. quail
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  14. flounder
    have difficulties; behave awkwardly
  15. temperament
    your usual mood
  16. gauzy
    so thin as to transmit light
  17. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  18. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  19. mangle
    destroy or injure severely
  20. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  21. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  22. scapegoat
    someone who is punished for the errors of others
Created on Tue Nov 10 14:11:10 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 13 15:45:09 EST 2020)

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