Final Vocab Test

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Apathy

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Absence of emotion or enthusiasm; lack of feeling or interest.

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scarce

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not enough, deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand

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keen

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very penetrating, clear, and sharp in operation

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manifest

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reveal its presence or make an appearance

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grueling

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characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion

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plead

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appeal or request earnestly

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adversity

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hardship; misfortune, a state of misfortune or affliction

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exasperation

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actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)

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frugal

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economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager

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debacle

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a complete failure; a total collapse