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apprehensive
worried over possible misfortune
baptism
Christian ceremony signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
belligerent
hostile; or one already engaged in a fight or war
complacent
content (unworried and satisfied) - often to a fault
contempt
lack of respect, often accompanied by a feeling of dislike or disgust
cultivate
enhance growth or development
culvert
pipe or other enclosed channel that carries runoff water beneath a road or sidewalk
exhort
urge strongly
gravely
in a serious or solemn manner
implement
tool or other useful object
listless
lacking energy and normal enthusiasm
ominous
threatening (foreshadowing bad things to come)
ostracism
the act of excluding someone from a community or group
pauper
someone who is very poor
parole
conditional early release from imprisonment
perplex
confuse
proprietor
owner of a business
protrude
stick out from
repress
hold back
restive
uneasy, impatient, and difficult to control
reverent
with feelings of deep respect and admiration
squatter
someone who lives in an unoccupied place without the legal right
sullen
showing a gloomy or bad mood
vagrant
someone who has no regular home or job
wizened
thin and wrinkled — typically from age or illness
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