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Packet 1 Vocab.
Vocabulary
26
English
9th Grade
09/18/2009

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Laconic
Definition
using very few words
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Throng
Definition
a large, densel packed crowd of people or animal
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Intrepid
Definition
fearless, adventurous
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Accost
Definition
appoach an adress
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Reticent
Definition
silent
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Voice
Definition
authors personality,style
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Tone
Definition

sarcastic,rude, angry,happy,ecited, sad, crazed

(tone of voice)

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Mood
Definition
feeling, emotions angry, happy, sad....
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Dialogue
Definition

comunication

two people talking

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Rhetorical Question
Definition
device to get adience thinking/involved
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Repetition
Definition
reapeat----empititios
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Example
Definition
used to clarify, make a point, or provide better understanding
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Furtive
Definition
taken, done, used
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Felon
Definition
law, a person who has commited a felony
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plethora
Definition
overabun dance, excess
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Hapless
Definition
unlucky, luckless, unfortunate
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Irate
Definition
angry, enraged
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Pretext
Definition
subterfuge, evasion
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fadricate
Definition
to make by art or skill,and labor
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adroit
Definition
expert or nible in the use of the hands of body
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Gesticulate
Definition
to express by gesturing
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Vigilant
Definition
ever awake and alert
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Wet Blanket
Definition
I was having the best Baseball game until some wet blanket took my position
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Beard The Lion
Definition
I was tired of my little sister getting away with everyting so i decided to beard the lion and stand up for my self
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Sword of Damocles
Definition
Althoug the president of the company seemed quite secure, he always complained that there was a sword of damocles hanging over his head.
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Phrrhic victory
Definition
In heavy fighting the troops managed to recapture the hill, but it could only be considerd a pyrrhic victory.
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