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ms.goode's vocab test wednesday
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General Vocab
11th Grade
04/21/2008

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pot licker
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alternate spelling of pot liquor, the liquid left in a pot or pan after meat and vegetables have been cooked.
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gallant
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polite and attentive in a dignified and flattering way, especially in a man's behavior toward women
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wistful
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showing sadness, longing, or yearning
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vulgar
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coarse, crude or indecent; showing a lack of refinement
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elocution
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the art of public speaking
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expression
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a persuasive manner of speaking, fluent
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vindictive
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vengeful, spiteful
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frugal
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not wasteful of free with money; economical
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pious
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devoutly religious
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incarnate
Definition
made flesh; given actual form
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mad hatter
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an irrational person named after a character in Lewis Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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bounteous
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abundant; plentiful
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chessy cat
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shortened from chesire cat; a character in lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland who slowly disappears until nothing can be seen of him but his big, toothy grin
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transfixed
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made motionless as if fastened with a pointed object
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parted like the Red Sea
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in Exodus 14 the Red sea is parted so that Moses and the Israelites can escape their Egyptian pursuers
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chinquapins
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chestnuts
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beholden
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obligated to feel thankful toward; indebted
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indignant
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expressing anger or scorn, especially at unfair or ungrateful behavior
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crackerjack
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[slang] outstanding; excellent
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receipt
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old fashioned variation of the word recipe
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diversion
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something taht diverts the attention; a pastime or amusement
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protracted
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lengthened in duration; prolonged
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fol-de-rol
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non sense
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toting
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shortened form of totaling
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camaraderie
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loyalty and fellowship among those who share interests and activities
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distraught
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severely troubled
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pandemonium
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a scene of wild disorder and confusion
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condolences
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expressions of sympathy toward one who is experiencing grief
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galloping consuption
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acute tuberculosis
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muse
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in greek mythology, a goddess who is believed to inspire a writer or an artist
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apoplexy
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stroke; used here to indicate a fit of extreme anger
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itinerant
Definition
traveling; roaming from place to place, often on a circuit
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rales
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rattling or bubbling breathing sounds associated with lung disease
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delirium
Definition
state of extreme confusion or excitement, often caused by a high fever
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wizened
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shriveled; dried up, esepecially due to advanced age
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composure
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calmness of manner eveness of temper
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executor
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a person appointed to carry out the directions in th3e will of a decease person
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bona fide
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[latin for in good faith] real; authentic
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bequests
Definition
properties or assets that are left to particular persons or institutions in the will of a deceased person.
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