Oppressive 49 Impossible To Keep With Good Taste And Propriety

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Chapter 1: Page: Definition: Efflorescence 12 lose moisture and turn to a fine powder upon exposure to air Enmity 14 the state or feeling of being actively opposed to someone or something Decorous 15 in keeping with good taste and propriety …show more content…
Chapter 3: Oppressive 49 unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority Inscrutable 49 impossible to understand Vicissitudes 49 a change of circumstances Declivities 54 a downward slope Tacit 55 implied without being

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