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                                Vocabulary #1

                                abate: (v.) To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen.

                                cumbersome: (adj.) Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. 

                                demeanor: (n.) The way in which a person behaves. 

                                idiosyncrasy: (n.) A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. 

                                jubilant: (adj.) Exultingly joyful; expressing joy. 

                                overt: (adj.) Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret 

                                meticulously: (adv.) Careful and precise; extremely or excessively concerned with details.

                                pall: (n.) A covering that darkens or obscures;a gloomy effect or atmosphere

                                tenacious: (adj.) Holding persistently to something, such as a point of view 

                                veneer: (n.) A deceptive, superficial show; a façade