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Some Intense Words
These are the vocabulary words for Contemporary Literature's study of Intensity
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12th Grade
01/12/2009

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Soughs
Definition
n-A soft murmuring or rustling sound, as of the wind or gentle surf.
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Serene
Definition
adj-calm, peaceful, or tranquil:  unruffled
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Anthurium (Sparks)
Definition
n-any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers.  (Not sure how sparks fits in)
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Cornichons
Definition
n-crisp, pickles made from tiny cucumbers
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Accretes
Definition
v-To make larger or greater, as by increased growth
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Calcareous
Definition
adj-of, containing, or like calcium carbonate; chalky
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Angst
Definition
A feeling of anxiety
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Paladin
Definition
Someone who fights for a cause
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Steeping
Definition
To soak in, 'steeping in shame..'
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Lagniappe
Definition
An extra or unexpected gift or benefit
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Glossolalia
Definition
Speaking in tongues (a different language)
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Kewpie doll
Definition
A popular doll in the early 1900s
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Pinot Noir
Definition
a type of purple grape usually used to make wine
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Grenache
Definition
widely planted red grape
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Mordant
Definition
a substance used to set dye on fabrics or to intensify stains in cell or tissue preparations
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Redolent
Definition
exuding fragrance
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Fecund
Definition
fruitful in offspring or vegetation
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Benign
Definition
of gentle disposition
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Seining Fingers
Definition
A large net with sinkers on one edge and the other end has a floating device , so it hangs vertically and is used to capture fish.
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Sotto voice
Definition
to speak under one's breath
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Preternatural
Definition
an ordinary phenomenon taken 'beyond' the natural
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Grand Guinol Theatre
Definition
A theatre in Paris that showed horror movies.
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Nilhilist
Definition
Existence is without objective meaning
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Singularity
Definition
the rise of super intelligent life
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Primordial   

Definition

1. constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original.
2. pertaining to or existing at or from the very beginning. Example: primordial forms of life.

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Retribution
Definition
requital according to merits or deserts, esp. for evil.
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Abbatoir on Wheels
Definition
a slaughterhouse, a building where animals are butchered The hand of God and mankind's self-inflicted blows seem equally heavy ... giving a strong cumulative impression of the world as an abattoir" Original sentence: I climbed into the butcher’s vehicle, but little did I know he kept some of his work in his car, because it was an abattoir on wheels.
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Frenetic 
Definition
Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied, excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion.
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Scintilla 
Definition
a minute particle; spark; trace, a tiny or scarcely detectable amount. not a scintilla of doubt. Not a scintilla of remorse.
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Phalanx
Definition
Quieter whine or whimper
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Aberrant
Definition
1.departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
2.deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal.
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Chitinous Helmet
Definition

protective outer covering: a tough semitransparent substance that forms part of the protective outer casing cuticle of some insects and other arthropods, and the cell walls of some fungi

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Intensity
Definition
great energy, strength, concentration, vehemence, etc., as of activity, thought, or feeling: He went at the job with great intensity.
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Trapezius
Definition
a broad, flat muscle on each side of the upper and back part of the neck, shoulders, and back, the action of which raises, or rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head backward or to one side.
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Apotheosis
Definition
the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
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Patina

Definition
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
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Protracted
Definition
To extend or protrude
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Lambent
Definition
running or moving lightly over a surface
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Synesthesia
Definition
a subjective sensation or image of a sense other than the one being stimulated
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Incipient
Definition
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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