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Vocab Unit 12
Mrs. Kline
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English
9th Grade
03/03/2009

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foreshadow; foretell
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Presage
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remaining persons or things; left-over, relic
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Remnants
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extreme poverty; impoverishment; want; indigence
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Penury
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arrogant; scornful; disdainful
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Haughty
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tomb, crypt, vault
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Sepulcher
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statements or events whose meanings are unclear
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Ambiguities
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whip or other instrument for inflicting punishment;
punishment
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Scourge
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uncontrollable; unyielding; relentless
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Inexorable
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seize; arrest
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Apprehend
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solemn appeals
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Conjurations
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Look over; examine; review
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Peruse
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Full of love; enamored; ardent; passionate
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amorous
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promising misfortune; ill chosen; badly timed
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inauspicious
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all-encompassing; occupy; involve; immerse
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engross(ing)
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medicine; something that can restore health
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restorative
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terrible; dreadful; awful; woeful
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Dire
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Secretly informed of/ about
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Privy
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hostility; hatred; rancor; acrimony
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Enmity
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Banner; flag
sign; mark; symbol
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Ensign
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Cloudy; gloomy
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glooming
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