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accent a style of pronunciation articulate clear and expressive dialect a unique and regional form of language diction clearness of speech enunciate to pronounce clearly hierarchy organization according to status intelligible able to be understood peer an equal in age or position stratify to separate into layers or levels stress tension or strain anguish great pain blithe carefree and cheerful congenial having a pleasant deposition defiant openly resistant to authority desolate dejected or depressed disgruntled discontented or resentful disillusion to disappoint by breaking a belief exuberant enthusiastic or joyful gratification satisfaction accompany to go someplace with another accomplice a person who helps commit a crime affiliate to join a larger group assimilate to absorb into a larger culture communal public or shared by a group complement something that completes congregate to gather or come together consensus a general agreement miscellaneous made up of a variety of unrelated items throng a large, dense crowd adversary an opponent or enemy belligerent agressive chide to scold contradictory inconsistent discord lack of agreement embroil to get involved in a conflict haggle to argue or bargain for something ruse a cunning trick skirmish a minor battle strife bitter conflict or struggle archipelago a large chain of islands chasm deep rift or divide latitude distance north or south from the equator longitude distance east or west from the prime meridian meridian lines that pass through the north and south poles panorama a broad view peninsula land that projects into a large body of water precipice steep cliff or overhang terrestrial of the earth topography physical features of a region McDonogh 7th grade vocab for Mrs. R