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A LONG WAY GONE Vocabulary
HIATUS
! An interruption in the intensity or amount of something
INNUENDO
! An indirect and usually a sexual implication
JADED
! Tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically having too much of something
LURID
! Causing horror or revulsion; gruesome
MERITORIOUS
! deserving reward or praise
PETULANT
! easily irritated or annoyed
PREROGATIVE
! a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
TRANSCEND
! go beyond the scope or limits of
APPROBATION
! official approval
COALITION
! the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
DECADENCE
! Moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
EXPOSTULATE
! Express strong disapproval or disagreement
HACKNEYED
! repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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