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Badger
v. - to harass persistently;
to annoy
Benevolent
adj. - showing, doing, or
resulting in good;
kindhearted
Elapse
v. - to slip by, as in time
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Fitful
adj. - stopping and starting
intermittently
Genre
n. - a category, a type
Haven
n. - a place of safety; a
sanctuary
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Immaterial
adj. - of little or no
importance; irrelevant
Innate
adj. - possessed from
birth; inborn; inherent
Kindle
v. - to set fire to; to catch
fire OR to arouse feelings;
to stir emotion
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Listless
adj. - lacking energy;
unenthusiastic
Meager
adj. - lacking abundance;
inadequate; scanty
Octogenarian
n. - someone between
eighty and eighty-nine
years old
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Permeate
v. - to spread or flow
through; to penetrate
Republic
n. - a government in which
citizens elect officials to
represent them
Tether (n)
a rope or chain used to
restrain
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Tether (v)
to use a rope or chain to
restrain