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Taylor Stubbs Week 2
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Literature
11th Grade
09/15/2011

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Term
Grotesque
Definition
  • odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character;fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
  • Adjective
  • [groh-tesk]
  • Edna began to feel like one who awakens gradually out of a dream, a delicous, grotesque, impossible dream, to feel again the realities pressing into her soul.
Term
Invigorate
Definition
  • to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
  • Verb
  • [in-vig-uh-reyt]
  • The air was invigorating and and steadied somewhat her faculties.
Term
Scrupulously
Definition
  • punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: ascrupulous performance.
  • Adjective
  • [skroo-pyuh-luh[image]s]
  • In the yard, which was kept scrupulously neat, were flowers and plants of every descriptione which flourishes in South Lousiana.
Term
Concocting
Definition
  • to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially incookery
  • Verb
  • [kon-kokt, kuh[image]n-]
  • He was an expert at concocting strong drinks.
Term
Prolific
Definition
  • profusely productive or fruitful
  • Adjective
  • [pruh-lif-ik]
  • He was prolific in pretexts.
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