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Ms. Hines English 11 Vocab List #1
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English
11th Grade
10/09/2013
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Crepuscular
 Definition
Of or pertaining to dawn or dusk
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Sanguine
 Definition
Confident, optimistic
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Mesmerize
 Definition
To hypnotize
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Mitigate
 Definition
To make less severe
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Affable
 Definition
Easy and pleasant to speak to
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Palliate
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To cause to appear less guilty
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Obstreperous
 Definition
Noisy, unruly
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Respite
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A period of temporary delay
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Surreptitious
 Definition
Stealthy, sneaky, secretive
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Phantasmagoria
 Definition
A modified form of theater which uses a magic lantern to project
frightening images onto the wall behind the actors
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Flotsam
 Definition
General rubbish
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Envenom
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To cause bitterness and bad feeling
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Munificence
 Definition
Generosity in giving
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Quixotic
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Dreamily impulsive and unpredictable
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Compunction
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Remorse
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Humdinger
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A person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect
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