Unit 6: Novel Study: A Bend in the River, "The New Domain"

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  1. labor
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  2. launch
    get going; give impetus to
  3. consult
    seek information from
  4. venture
    an undertaking with an uncertain outcome
  5. extravagant
    recklessly wasteful
  6. absorb
    take in a liquid
  7. tense
    in or of a state of physical or nervous strain
  8. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  9. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  10. relevance
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
  11. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  12. affected
    speaking or behaving artificially to make an impression
  13. acute
    extremely sharp or intense
  14. fortune
    an unpredictable phenomenon leading to a favorable outcome
  15. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  16. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  17. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  18. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
Created on Tue Dec 15 12:23:15 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 15:03:33 EST 2020)

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