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TKM vocab quiz
chapter 11-31 vocab
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Literature
8th Grade
02/20/2007
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melancholy
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sad or depressed
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apoplectic
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extremely agitated
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umbrage
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offense
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rectitude
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of strong moral integrity
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inaudible
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not capable of being heard
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tirade
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a long angry speech
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indignantly
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lacking in something specified
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haughty
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disdainful
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ecclesiastic
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for use in a church
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austere
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morally strict
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formidable
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serious, uptight
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elusive
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hard to find
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pensive
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dreamily thoughtful
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reverent
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characterized by respect or honor
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ominous
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foreboding pr foreshadowing evil
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venerable
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calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
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succinct
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briefly stated
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acquiescence
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to agree
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uncouth
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illmannered
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impassive
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giving no sign of emotion
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encumbered
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hamper activity
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countenance
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to look upon someone with favor
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morbid
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dark and gloomy
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elucidate
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to make clear by explaination
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prosperity
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ecomnomic well-being
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congenital
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existing or dating from birth
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acrimonious
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fighting, struggling, angry
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dictum
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a formal pronouncment
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mollified
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to sooth in temper and disposition
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perpetual
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occuring continually
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arid
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lacking in interest or life
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impudent
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marked by disregard of others
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unmitigated
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offering little chance of relief
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temerity
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unreasonable contempt of danger
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pauper
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a very poor person
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vengeance
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punishment in retaliation for an offense
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cynical
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doubtful
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feral
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not domesticated
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furtive
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marked by caution
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vehement
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characterized by intense feeling or passion
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indignant
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feeling or expressing anger at something unjust
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sordid
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scandolous, vulgar
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impertinence
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disrespectful
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sibilant
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producing a hissing sound
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dynamic
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ever changing
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enunciated
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to state clearly with distinct pronunciation
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notoriety
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prominent or well known (unfavorably)
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florid
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blushing or flushed
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yarn
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story usually fictional
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purloined
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to steal
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gallant
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courteously and elaborately attentive
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drone
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a dull drawnout talk
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exploits
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heroic acts
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mortification
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a sense of humiliation
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remrimand
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a formal scolding
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garish
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disturbingly vivid
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eluded
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to escape the understanding or grasp of
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stolidly
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expressing little or no emotion
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acuiescence
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the act or condition of giving tacit consent
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