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English
9th Grade
10/10/2010
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forebears
- noun
 Definition
ancestors
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accumulated
- verb
 Definition
piled up, collected, gathered together, especially over a period of time.
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rancor
- noun
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bitter hate
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atonement
- noun
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act of making up for wrongdoing or an injury
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obstinacy
- noun
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stubbornness
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pious
- adjective
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having or showing religious devotion
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conceded
- verb
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admitted as true or valid, acknowledged
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amicably
- adverb
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in a friendly way
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meticulously
- adverb
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very carefully or precisely
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balmy
- adjective
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soothing, mild, pleasant; having the qualities of balm
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ominous
- adjective
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threatening
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unpalatable
- adjective
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distasteful; unpleasant
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reverie
- noun
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dreamy thinking and imagining
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dishevelment
- noun
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disorder; messiness
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perverse
- adjective
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different from what is considered right or reasonable
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fertile
- adjective
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rich in nutrients that promote growth
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comprehension
- verb
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understanding
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humble
- adjective
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modest; having humility
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retribution - noun
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payback; punishment for a misdeed
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precluded - verb
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prevented
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afflicted - verb
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suffering or sickened
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explicit - adjective
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clearly stated
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recoiling - verb
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staggering back
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subsided - verb
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settled down; became less active or intense
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