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reticent
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adj.- quiet, reserved, or uncommunicative. Dennis’s family thought he was reticent, but he was very talkative at school and with his friends.
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travail
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noun- hard work; exhausting labor; agony. Bernie’s friends thought she was very caring because she dealt with the travail of building houses for the poor; even though, she had a twisted ankle.
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opulence
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noun- wealth, luxury, or abundance. Fiona was dazzled by the opulence of Catherine’s family because Catherine never told her.
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arduous
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adj.- difficult, strenuous, or hard to achieve. Maura had to do very arduous tests if she wanted to be in their group, but Maura didn’t think true friends would do that.
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platry
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adj.- practically worthless; petty; trifling. The necklace seemed very valuable, so the woman tried to sell it but the necklace turned out to be paltry.
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