Vocab Part 4

1. paroxysm (pg. 130): a sudden outburst of emotion or action
2. imbibe (pg. 132): to consume by drinking
3. languid (pg. 138): lacking in spirit or interest
4. squalor (pg. 140): filthy or wretched condition
5. exorbitant (pg. 146): exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason; highly excessive
6. copra (pg. 149): the dried white flesh of the coconut from which coconut oil is extracted
7. aloof (pg. 150): reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested; standoffish; snobbish
8. expound (pg. 151): to explain; interpret
9. sordidness (pg. 154): squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down
10. innate (pg. 162): possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent