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Title: "Owl Creek" Vocabulary

Description: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

Total Flash Cards: 15

Created: 09/14/2005 11:14:10

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acclivity
 Definition
an upward slope, as of a hill
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ardently
 Definition
with warm feelings, passionately
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aspirated
 Definition
pronounced in a breathy way
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commingle
 Definition
mixed, blended
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delirium
 Definition
a state of mental confusion
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dictum
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an authoritative, formal pronouncement
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direst
 Definition
having the worst possible consequences, urgent, desperate
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gesticulate
 Definition
to make motions while speaking
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ineffable
 Definition
incapable of being expressed, indescribable
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interminable
 Definition
endless, seeming to last forever
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manifestations
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a form in which something is revealed; a public demonstration
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oscillation
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the act of moving back and forth
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periodicity
 Definition
recurrence at regular intervals
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secessionist
 Definition
a person maintaining the right to withdraw from a group
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smitten
 Definition
affected sharply with great feeling; suffered a heavy blow