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Healy Vocab1 S2
London/Eliot
29
Language - English
10th Grade
01/13/2011

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Exceedingly
Definition
To an extreme degree or extent
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Orb
Definition
An object with a spherical shape
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Intangible
Definition
Incapable of being perceived by the senses
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Pale
Definition
Light in color
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Undulations
Definition
Characterized by waves
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Frailty
Definition
State of being weak in health or body
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Apprehension
Definition
Fearful expectation or anticipation
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Brittle
Definition
Inflexible
Can be snapped easily
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Apprehension
Definition
Fearful expectation or anticipation
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Conflagration
Definition
Large fire
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Agitation
Definition
A stirring up or arousing
A disturbance of tranquility
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Flotsam
Definition
Debris floating in a body of water (esp. from a shipwreck)
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Manipulation
Definition
Influence or control shrewdly or deviously
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Brimstone
Definition
Sulfur
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Spasmodically
Definition
With spurts and fits
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Mincingly
Definition
In a refined or delicate manner
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Poignant
Definition
Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
Emotionally moving
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Chide
Definition
To loudly admonish in blame
To angrily reproach
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Etherised
Definition
Rendered numb, as if by an anesthetic
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Tedious
Definition
Boring; Time consuming
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Insidious
Definition
Producing harm in a gradual manner
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Asserted
Definition
To declare with assurance
To exercise the use of something to prove its existence (ex. authority)
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Digress
Definition
Turn aside from the main point
Deviate from the right path
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Scuttling
Definition
Running with quick, hasty steps
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Malinger
Definition
To feign illness in order to aviod work
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Deferential
Definition
Showing great respect; considerate
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Politic
Definition
Discreet and Diplomatic
Courteous with a degree of sophistication
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Meticulous
Definition
Characterized by very precise attention to details
Overly cautious
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Obtuse
Definition
Intellectually or physically dull
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