Vocabulary Lesson #21 (Definitions 30 Seconds)

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Resilient

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Ability to return to a former state; capable of recovering quickly from difficulties.

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Scapegoat

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One who takes the blame for others; a person who is unfairly blamed for problems.

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Archipelago

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A group of islands.

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Indomitable

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Incapable of being conquered; impossible to subdue or defeat.

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Metaphorically

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Compared nonliterally; using a metaphor to describe something.

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Aggregate

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A whole formed by combining several elements; total.

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Contaminant

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A substance that makes something impure or unclean.

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Fetter

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A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner; figuratively, to restrict freedom.

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Giddy

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Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; light-headed.

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Panacea

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A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.