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Vocab 12
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English
9th Grade
02/13/2014

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Presage
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(v.) Foreshadow; foretell
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Remnants
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(n.) Remaining persons or things; left-over; relic
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Penury
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(n.) Extreme poverty; impoverishment; want; indigence
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Haughty
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(adj.) Arrogant; scornful; disdainful
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Sepulcher
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(n.) Tomb; crypt; vault
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Ambiguities
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(n.) Statements or events whose meanings are unclear
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Scourge
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(n.) Whip or other instrument for inflicting punishment

(n.) Punishment
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Inexorable
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(adj.) Uncontrollable;unyielding; relentless
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Apprehend
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(v.) Seize; arrest
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Conjurations
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(n.) Solemn appeals
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Peruse
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(v.) look over; examine; review
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Amorous
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(adj.) Full of love; enamored; ardent; passionate
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Inauspicious
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(adj.) Promising misfourtune; ill chosen; badly timed
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Engross(ing)
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(v.) All-encompassing; occupy; involve; immerse
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Restorative
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(n.) Medicine; something that can restore health
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Dire
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(adj.) Terrible; dreadful; awful; woeful
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Privy
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(adj.) Secretly informed of/about
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Enmity
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(n.) Hostility;hatred; rancor; acrimony
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Ensign
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(n.) Banner; flag
(n.) Sign; mark; symbol
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Glooming
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(adj.) Cloudy; gloomy
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