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Vocabulary list 3/2/11
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9th Grade
03/02/2011

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Quack
Definition
1. Somebody who practices medicine without training or valid license
2.Someone who makes false claims to skills and qualifications in fields other than medicine
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Offal
Definition
1.The edible, mainly internal organs of an animal, for example, the heart, liver or brain, sometimes regarded as unpalatable or inedible
2. Something discarded as trash
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Motley
Definition
n. the multi-colored clothing worn by medieval jesters
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Immolate
Definition
To kill a person or animal, for example, as a ritual, sacrifice, or to commit suicide as a protest, especially by burning.
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Rampart
Definition
A defensive fortification made of an earthen embankment, often topped by a low protective wall.
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Motley
Definition
adj. 1. Consisting of people or things that are very different from one another and do not seem to belong together
2.Made up of different colors
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Insinuate
Definition
To hint at something unpleasant or suggest something indirectly or gradually.
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Lurid
Definition
1. A sensational shocking with graphic details of horror, devastation or violence.
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Masquerade
Definition
A party at which masks and costumes are worn, whether an informal gather of friends or a formal ball.
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Fetid
Definition
Having rotted or offensive smell
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Cadence
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1. The way in which the voice rises and falls in pitch when someone is speaking
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Derisive
Definition
Showing contempt or ridicule
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Attentive
Definition
1. behaving towards somebody in a way that shows special regard or effection.
2.Listening or watching carefully with concentration
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