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Vocab wds-Review for 1st sem
Vocab wds-Review for 1st sem
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English
11th Grade
12/26/2007

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hejab
Definition
wrap worn across the face and around the head of Muslim women
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petty
Definition
"small, having little importance or value"
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chemotherapy
Definition
treatment of a disease such as cancer by chemicals that kill diseased cells
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resolve
Definition
to have determination
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rebuke
Definition
scolding; expression of disapproval
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compelled
Definition
driven to; likely to
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hospitality
Definition
restaurant and hotel
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petrol-bombed
Definition
fire bombs
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activists
Definition
persons who take or favor direct action to solve political problems
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townships
Definition
areas where blacks lived
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slogan
Definition
a motto
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disrupt
Definition
break up or cause disorder to
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councillors
Definition
persons elected by citzens to make laws and manage a city or town
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soliciting
Definition
asking earnestly and sincerely for; requesting; trying to get
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burdened
Definition
weighed down; thinking almost completely about
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resigned
Definition
submitted quietly to ;yielded
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inevitable
Definition
sure to happen
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eviction
Definition
removal from a home
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exorcise
Definition
drive out with prayers
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plight
Definition
bad situation
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mealie meal
Definition
food similar to corn meal
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sanction
Definition
to allow
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tribal marriage customs
Definition
habits of the trive when two people become husband and wife
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parraffin
Definition
"white, wax-like material used for sealing jars or making candles"
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veld
Definition
"open country of South Africa, with grass and bushes but few trees"
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fringing
Definition
bordering or running along the outside of
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throng
Definition
large crowd
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gnarled
Definition
rough and twisted
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expectantly
Definition
thinking as if something is likely to happen
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extenuating circumstances
Definition
excuses for something
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exclusively
Definition
not shared with others
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venturesome
Definition
risky; adventurous
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negotiations
Definition
talks or discussions leading to agreements with other people
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parse-me-la
Definition
kind-of-dance
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deplored
Definition
disapproved of
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tendencies
Definition
"habits; inclinations to think, act, or behave in a certain way"
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oleanders
Definition
flowering plants that are poisonous
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pigmentation
Definition
coloring of skin
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circumlocutions
Definition
wordy language that does not get to the point
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thorax
Definition
part of the human body between the neck and the diaphram ( about 1/2 way down the chest)
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narcotic harmonies
Definition
soothing or numbing sounds
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rambunctious
Definition
loud and disorderly
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assegai
Definition
light spear or lance
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veneer
Definition
superficial surface or base
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saunter
Definition
stroll or walk
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snooty
Definition
snobbish; feeling superior or above another person
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raiment
Definition
a type of clothing
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aristocratic
Definition
high classn noble
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cosmic
Definition
relating to the universe; the unreachable
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emerges
Definition
comes into view; appears
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miscellany
Definition
various things
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keening
Definition
loud crying
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superintends
Definition
looks over; directs
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foundation
Definition
basis on which something rests
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collard greens
Definition
dark green vegetables
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ante
Definition
price to be paid
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commences
Definition
to start
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turpentine
Definition
oil drawn from the wood of certain pine trees
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cassava
Definition
a kind of bush or shrub
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victuals
Definition
food
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citybred
Definition
raised in the city
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patronage
Definition
being mean; talking down to someone
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grove
Definition
group of trees with open ground between them
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spouting
Definition
shooting out
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intimacy
Definition
familiarity; closeness
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copious
Definition
more than enough; abundant
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plump
Definition
pleasantlyround and full
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melodious
Definition
sweet-sounding; pleasing to the ear
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sumptuous
Definition
costly; magnificent
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gobbled
Definition
ate fast and greedily
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consumed
Definition
used up; spent
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expatriates
Definition
people living outside their own county
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vertebrae
Definition
bones that form the backbone
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ambrosia
Definition
food of the gods
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nostalgic
Definition
"affectionate longing for one's home, country, or things from long ago"
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lyricists
Definition
people who write the words for a song
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cavorting
Definition
prancing or jumping about
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moil
Definition
work hard
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presence
Definition
immediate nearness
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piercing
Definition
"penetrating; in this case, hot"
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nibble
Definition
"eat with small, quick bites"
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savory
Definition
"tasty, pleasing"
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woven
Definition
made by passing threads over and under on another to make a fabric
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hitching
Definition
raising or pulling up
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crier
Definition
official who announces the order of a court of law
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piasters
Definition
"money used in Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Turkey"
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dwindled
Definition
lessened; gone down
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unblemished
Definition
"lacking in guilt, without fault"
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captor
Definition
person who holds someone prisoner
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untarnished
Definition
not damaged
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backgammon
Definition
board game for two people
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futile
Definition
useless
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stoop
Definition
steps at the door of a house
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expression
Definition
look on his face; way of showing thoughts or feeling
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