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Vocabulary 1
20 Vocab words
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English
10th Grade
09/29/2010

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loath
Definition
unwilling;reluctant;disinclined;averse
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solace
Definition
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
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cloister
Definition
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
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accumulate
Definition
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees, heap up
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culminate
Definition
to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development
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vex
Definition
to irritate; annoy; provoke
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exult
Definition
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilation
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besiege
Definition
to crowd around, crowd in upon, surround
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emerge
Definition
to come forth into view or notice; as from concealment or obscurity
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melancholy
Definition
gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged depression
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invincible
Definition
incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued
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susceptible
Definition
admitting or capable of some specified treatment
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somber
Definition
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
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quaint
Definition
having an old fashioned attractiveness, charm, or oddly picturesque
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vernacular
Definition
native or indigenous language
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abyss
Definition
a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm
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ethics
Definition
a system of moral principles
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reparation
Definition
the making of amends for wrong or injury done
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embellish
Definition
to beautify by or as if ornamentation; ornament; adorn
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taut
Definition
stretched or pulled tight; not slack
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