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Vocabulary List 7
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10th Grade
05/12/2011

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Askance
Definition
with a side glance; with a look of mistrust, jealousy, or disapproval
synonyms: sideways, distrustfully
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Balk
Definition
to stop short and refuse to go on
synonyms: recoil, scruple
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Benighted
Definition
involved in intellectual or moral darkness
synonyms: crude, rude
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Dastardly
Definition
showing despicable cowardice
synonyms:cowardly, craven
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Dotage
Definition
weak-mindedness, especially from old age
synonyms: old age, senescense
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Foray
Definition
to ravage in search of spoils
synonyms: plunder, raid
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Harbinger
Definition
one who or that which goes before and announces the coming of something
synonyms: forerunner, herald
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Lithe
Definition
easily or gracefully bent; pliant
synonyms: limber, supple
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Quail
Definition
to lose courage or heart; to shrink from in fear; to cower
synonyms: flinch, recoil
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Qualm
Definition
a feeling of doubt, fear, or uneasiness; a pang of conscience
synonyms: compunction, scruple
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Slough
Definition
to cast off; shed; discard as unwanted
synonyms: cast, molt
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Vouchsafe
Definition
to grant or bestow in a gracious or condescending manner; permit
synonyms: accord, award
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