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Tale of Two Cities
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English
12th Grade
02/03/2012

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acuity
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sharpness of perception
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advocacy
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support of an idea or cause
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affable
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friendly, courteous, amiable
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antipathy
Definition
a dislike, distaste, or enmity
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apocryphal
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of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine
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approbation
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official approval, praise, commendation
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ardent
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expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous
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ardor
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warmth or heat of emotion; extreme force, vigor, or energy
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ascend
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to move upwards, to rise from a lower station
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atheist
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one who does not  believe in God
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auspicious
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favorable
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aversion
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strong disinclination, disliking
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beguile
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to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm
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benign
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not causing harm, or gentle disposition, beneficial
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blasphemous
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irreverent, profane
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blunderbuss
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a clumsy and careless person; an obsolete firearm with a bell muzzel
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capitulate
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to surrender
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compatriot
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a fellow countryman
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complacency
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the state of being self-satisified
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conflagration
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a large fire
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consecrate
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to dedicate or declare sacred
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corroboration
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confirmation
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debauchery
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moral corruption
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deference
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courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another
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demented
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insane
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demur
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to hesitate, to delay, to object
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deprecate
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to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval
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desolate
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deserted, without inhabitants, barren
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despoil
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to take possession by force, to plunder
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despondency
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depression , dejection
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diffidence
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shyness, reserve, unassertiveness
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discern
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to differentiate 2 or more things
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disconcerting
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upsetting, frustrating
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disdain
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intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy
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disparage
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to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
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dissociate
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separate
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dissolution
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disintegration, decomposition, and dispersion
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docile
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easily managed, obedient, passive
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edifice
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a very large building
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elicit
Definition
to bring out a response, to evoke
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emaciated
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very thin, wasting away ( usually the result of starvation)
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embellish
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to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation
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emulate
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to try to equal or be like (usually thru imitation)
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engender
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to cause, to produce, to create
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engender
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to cause, to produce, to create
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engrossed
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completely occupied or absorbed
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entreaty
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to plea, an earnest request
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evanescent
Definition
fleeting, impermanent
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execrable
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extremely bad, deserving of hate
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expeditious
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done with speed and efficiency
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felicitous
Definition
happy or delightful
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ferocity
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savagery
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florid
Definition
flowery, flushed with color
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forbearance
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patience. lenience
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forboding
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premonition of evil, an ominous omen
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forensic
Definition
pertaining to debate or argument
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furtive
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secret in an underhanded way
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galling
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very irritating
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gaunt
Definition
very thin, emaciated, angular
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gravity
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seriousness, importance
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hideous
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very ugly, offensive, shocking
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impel
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to urge or to drive forward (usually with moral pressure)
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implacable
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incapable of being appeased
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impute
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to blame or to charge
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incorrigible
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incapable of being reformed or improved
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infallible
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incapable of error
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infamous
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having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
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