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Othello 2 Quiz (april 27)
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9th Grade
04/26/2009
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Battlements
 Definition
a parapet built on top of a wall with notched indentations for decoration or defense
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Commission
 Definition
authorization to carry out a task
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Dote
 Definition
- to bestow or express excessive love or fondness
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Voluble
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- fluent; talkative
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Discretion
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freedom of judgment or speech
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Infirmity
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physical weakness or ailment
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Censure
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strong expression of dissaproval
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Rebuke
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- to express sharp, stern disapproval of
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Renounce
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to give up or put away voluntarily
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Edify
 Definition
to instruct (morally)
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Castigate
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- to criticize or reprimand severely
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Perdition
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lost of soul
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Sanctify
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to make holy
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Indictment
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to accuse
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Tedious
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long and tiresome
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Credulous
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gullible
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Chaste
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abstinence; innocent; pure
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Strumpet
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prostitute
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Importune
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to ask for over and over again
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Rail
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to rail against
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Amend
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reparations for loss/damage
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Mandate
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authoritative order or command
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Avaunt
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Archaic "away/hence"
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