Grades 9-10 (WVI 4)
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aesthete one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts.
antipodes places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole.
droll wryly amusing or humorous.
emaciate to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin.
entourage a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue.
gawk to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape.
incognito in disguise; under a false identity.
ovation a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance.
perfectionist one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself.
pessimist one who usually expects a bad outcome.
pragmatic concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical.
presentiment an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding.
spar2 to make boxing movements without hitting hard, as for practice or in fun.
turgid overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic.
voluptuous full of or characterized by sensual pleasures.