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A Separate Peace Vocab
Chapters 6 through 13 I love Pandas
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05/03/2011

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sultriness/sultry
Definition
hot and humid air
The sultry air on the summer day caused them to sweat profusely.
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idiosyncratic
Definition
strange, odd behavior
People wondered about the woman's idiosyncratic behavior of wearing stripes only on thursday.
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infinitesimal
Definition
extremely small
Because the atom is infinitesimal in size, humans cannot see them unless they are using a microscope.
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nonentity
Definition
a thing w/ to special or interesting qualities
The man, who wore only white shirts and jeans, was considered a nonentity in fashion because of his boring style.
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stealthily, stealthy
Definition
sneakily
The robber stealthily stole the diamond ring without getting caught.
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reprimand
Definition
scolding
The mother reprimanded her son for not eating his vegetables.
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derision
Definition
mockery
The bullies taunted the girl with derisions when she got new glasses.
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impinge
Definition
encroach, intrude
Mark was angry because his neighbor's new fence was impinging on his yard.
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insinuated
Definition
hinted something unpleasant
The girl insinuated that going to the doctor's office was painful. ***
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sanctity
Definition
*** being hold n.
a temple's sanctity causes it to be a religious place.
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noncommittal
Definition
not having a strong opinion; wishy washy
the noncommittal boy was not considered a great debater because of his inability to hold a strong opinion.
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abashed
Definition
embarrassed, humiliated
The girl felt abashed when she forgot her lines during the play and the audience started laughing.
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recede
Definition
after a wave crashes against the sand on a beach, the water recedes back to the ocean.
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aimless
Definition
He aimlessly walked through the woods, not knowing what he would encounter and how he'd get back.
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precariously
Definition
*** not securely held in a position
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indivisible
Definition
unable to be divided
Romeo and Juliet were considered to be indivisible because they didn't allow anything to interfere with their love.
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discretionary
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disillusioned
Definition
disappointment
Sally was disillusioned by the highly rated play in which the actors forgot their lines several times.
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duress
Definition
under pressure
The police was only able to get information out of the suspect when he was put under duress.
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accolade
Definition
winning a the nobel peace prize is an accolade that would make someone respected for teh rest of their lives.
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invulnerability
Definition
immune to being hurt
Superman is known for his invulnerability beacause he can withstand bullets.
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rubuke
Definition
I had rebuked Carol for stealing the neighbor's cat.
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illusory
Definition
she knew the dream was illusory because the world had exploded in her dream
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illusory
Definition
she knew the dream was illusory because the world had exploded in her dream
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desolate
Definition
bleak
The desolate desert had no inhabitants and was empty.
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decipher
Definition
He was praised by the criminals for deciphering the code to get into the computer system.
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foreboding
Definition
She hesitantly got into the stranger's car with a sense of foreboding.
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fervently
Definition
The girl's love for piano greatly showed when she played all of her songs fervently.
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impercepitbly
Definition
his imperceptible speech was so illogical that the teacher gave him a very bad grade on his presentation.
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offhand
Definition
his offhand comments showed that he was not really into the conversation
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ruefully
Definition
the girl ruefully apologized after calling her self-contious sister a monkey
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cohorts
Definition
although barely related, the cohorts who committed the murder were both caught.
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urbane
Definition
her sophisticated sense of style showed that she had an urbane sense of style
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constricted
Definition
the bulid up of plaque in the arteries cause the bloodways to constict the constricted arteries make it harder for blood to pass through
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incarnate
Definition
Some believe that god is incarnated into a man.
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flounder
Definition
he floundered in the water, trying to get a hold of a branch.
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bellicose
Definition
the bellicose army defeated its enemy in seconds
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reprieve
Definition
The prisoner was happy because his death sentenced had been reprieved for a month.
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cogitation
Definition
he expressed cogitation well in his well written analysis paper.
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synthetic
Definition
rubber is a synthetic product made by man.
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