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Vocab Words week 5 2nd Semester
Ms. Obrien vocab test 4/9/10
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11th Grade
04/08/2010

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respite
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A period of rest or relief from harm or discomfort
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retribution
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Something justly deserved; often a punishment
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reverberate
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To continue in or as if in a series of echoes
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rudimentary
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fundamental: being or involving basic facts or principles
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rue
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To feel sorrow remorse or regret
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sacrosanct
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most sacred or holy; inviolable
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sagacious
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acutely insightful and wise
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sallow
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a greenish/yellowing of the skin
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sally
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to go forth, rush out briskly on a trip or excursion
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sanctimonious
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hypocritically pious or devout
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sanguinary
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gory, accompanied by bloodshed
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sanguine
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confidently optimistic and cheerful
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satirical
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text or performance that uses irony, derision, or wit to expose or attack human vice, foolishness, or stupidity
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scintilla
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shred: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
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scourge
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source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation
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servile
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submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
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shibboleth
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motto: a favorite saying of a sect or political group
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simper
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To smile in a silly, self-conscious, often coy manner.
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sinecure
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A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.
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slovenly
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Untidy, as in dress or appearance
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