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re • morse • less adj., merciless; cruel. We asked for an apology, but the remorseless bully just walked away.

ref • uge n., protection; safety. The homeless people sought refuge from the cold in the city shelter.

wane vi., ebb or fade away. Roberto ended his speech as the audience’s enthusiasm began to wane.

cairn n., pile of stones built as a monument or landmark. The group gathered a few rocks to build a small cairn as a landmark along the nature trail.

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mot • ley adj., made of many different elements. A motley collection of junk—nobody knew exactly what—was in the large kitchen drawer.

flot • sam n., odds and ends. Nothing was floating in the pool of water but dirt, leaves, and other bits of flotsam.

ebb vi., recede; decline. When the tide begins to ebb, we can go for a walk on the beach and look for shells that have been left behind.

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lan • guid • ly adv., sluggishly. We were all so relaxed and sleepy in the hot sun that no one wished to play volleyball; we were moving far too languidly.

re • ca • pit • u • late vt., summarize. I told him that, since we had heard his story six times, there was no need to recapitulate its main events again.

de • gen • er • a • tion n., decline; deterioration. The doctors said they had to operate immediately, otherwise there could be some degeneration of brain tissue caused by lack of oxygen.

en • dem • ic adj., present in. Mountain gorillas are endemic only to Africa, so you do not have to worry about encountering one in the Appalachians.

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bi • ped n., two-footed animal. It is very difficult to train the average household pet to be a biped; dogs and cats are far more comfortable on all four legs.

or • i • fice n., opening; mouth. There was a small orifice in the rock wall that led to a roomy cave where primitive people once lived, protected from large animals by the narrow opening.

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in • com • pre • hen • si • ble adj., not understandable. Since the speech was given in Greek, I found it to be incomprehensible.

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sar • don • i • cal • ly adv., sarcastically. George was irritated because his rival smiled at him sardonically.

fruit • less adj., unsuccessful. The Conquistadors considered their journey to be fruitless, as they did not discover the Fountain of Youth as they had hoped.