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The Awakening
Vocabulary for Mr. Hoffman
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English
11th Grade
01/24/2011

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Scintillant
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sparkling and flashy; clever or witty
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Banter(ed)
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to make or exchange light, teasing remarks
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temerity
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boldness; reckless confidence
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Profusion
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a great deal or quantity
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Portly
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slightly overweight; stately; having an air of grandeur
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Nether
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lower; underneath
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Antecedent
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something that happens or exists before something else
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Perambulations
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walks; strolls
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Coquetted/Coquetry
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flirted/flirtation
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Filial
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of children to parents; having to do with the relationship between parent/child
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Devolved
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transferred to another; deteriorated
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Palpitant
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beating irregularly, rapidly
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Want
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a need or lack
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Larder
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food storage place; food supply
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Paddock
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enclosed field for horses; area for mounting horses
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Cicatrice
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the scar of a healed wound
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Effrontery
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shameless nerve; behavior/attitude so bold as to be insulting
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Effulgence
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brightness; brilliance
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