What have you done since high school?

chip away at gradually make something weaker

indigestion stomach pain after eating food that is hard to digest

inferiority state of not being as good as others

complex anxiety, hang-up

aggravated severe, serious

aptitude natural skill/ability

outstanding exceptionally good

principal main

dread be afraid of something that might happen

excel do something extremely well

get under way start

starry dreamy

peal sound of loud laughter and ringing bells

eclipse overpower

partial preferring one thing to another

scenery environment

execute perform

abashed embarrased

novelty newness

tumultuous noisy

gingerly carefully

decorous polite and controlled

perturbation worry

make a clean breast of it tell the truth about something

have no call have no right/reason

enrapt caught up

oblivious unaware

abate become less strong

desolation great sadness and emptiness

acquainted knowing

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