Anne with an E Vocabulary

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Perfunctory

(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

expanse

A wide, open area or surface; a stretch

quandary

a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

pretentious

attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed

Auspicious

conducive to success; favorable

Ravishing

delightful; entrancing

Scrumptious

extremely appetizing or delicious; wonderful

utmost

greatest, highest, farthest

Utmost

most extreme; greatest

inauspicious

not conducive to success; unpromising

portentous

of or like a portent; ominous, inauspicious

Contend

struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger)

solemnity

the state or quality of being serious and dignified

enrapture

to delight, to thrill or give pleasure


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