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contrary
go against; differ
incarcerated
in prison
anecdote
a brief story
repertoire
a list of songs or plays one is ready to perform
vivisecting
performing surgery on a live animal
melancholy
sadness and depression
convalesce
to recover after an illness or injury
bedraggled
wet, dirty, messy
fastidious

fastidiously
not easy to please

to do something in a way that shows the person is not easy to please
ruminate

ruminatively
to meditate

to do something in a way that appears like meditation or thoughtfully
solarium
a glassed in room used for sunning
precipitated
came before
stymied
to slow down, to hinder