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"Their Eyes Were Watching God" Vocabulary
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English
12th Grade
05/28/2012

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plume
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a feather, especially a large and showy one
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pugnacious
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having a quarrelsome or combative nature
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dilate
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to enlarge or expand in bulk or extent
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sanctum
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a sacred or holy place
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calyx
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the sepals of a flower considered as a group
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expound
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to explain in detail; elucidate
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mien
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air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality
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percale
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a closely woven cotton fabric
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cow
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to intimidate
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temerity
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unreasonable contempt of danger or opposition
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doleful
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filled with or expressing grief
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bray
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to utter the loud, harsh cry of a donkey
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fractious
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inclined to make trouble
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hammock
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a tract of land that rises above an adjacent marsh
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distended
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abnormally expanded or increased in size
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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coquetry
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flirtation
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hackles
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a feeling of anger or animosity
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dudgeon
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a sullen, angry, or indignant humor
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stolidness
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the condition of showing little emotion
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pullet
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a young chicken, usually less than one year old
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scimitar
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a curved sword
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temporize
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to act to suit the time
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newel
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the vertical support at the center of a spiral staircase
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flivver
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a small, cheap, usually old automobile
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insensate
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lacking sense or understanding
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preempt
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to take for oneself
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disgorge
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to vomit
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supplication
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a humble request for help from someone in authority
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fetid
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having an offensive odor
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