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Vocab List 13
Mr. Hartzell English 10H
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English
10th Grade
03/20/2008

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piety
Definition
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations;dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc.
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frippery
Definition
finery in dress, esp. when showy, gaudy, or the like; empty display; ostentation; gewgaws; trifles
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dyspepsia
Definition
deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion
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sallow
Definition
of a sickly, yellowish color
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timorous
Definition
full of fear
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visage
Definition
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; appearance
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limber
Definition
characterized by ease in bending the body; flexible
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furtive
Definition
taken, done, used, etc.; secret, sly; shifty
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bayou
Definition
a marshy arm, inlet, or outlet of a lake, river, etc; boggy or slow-moving or still bodies of water
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moiling
Definition
toiling; slaving; turning continously
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scrabbling
Definition
to scratch or scrape; to jostle or struggle for possession of someting; grab or collect something in a disorderly way; scramble.
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swag
Definition
a suspended wreath, garland, drapery or the like; a swaying movement
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brazenness
Definition
behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame.
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caper
Definition
playful leap or skip; a prank or trick; harebrained escapade; a crime
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jauntily
Definition
fashionably
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