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assertive pg. 58
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confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic:
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perpetrator(s) pg. 64
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to commit: to perpetrate a crime.
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jeopardy pg. 64
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hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury
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altercation pg. 66
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a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.
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ominous(ly) pg. 68
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portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
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sodden pg. 71
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lacking spirit or alertness; inert; torpid; listless.
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menacing(ly) pg. 73
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something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
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caustic(ally) pg. 74
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capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
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fervid(ly) pg. 77
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burning; glowing; intensely hot.
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informant pg. 82
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a person who informs or gives information; informer.
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noncommittal pg. 83
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not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like
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incentive pg. 85
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something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
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scabrous pg. 94
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having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
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nonchalanty pg. 96
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coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
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travesty pg. 103
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a literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject, characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style, treatment, or subject matter.
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