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Williams vocab 11
sophomore english vocab
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English
10th Grade
02/14/2012

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affectations (n)
Definition
behavior which puts on something that is not really yours (example - accents)
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subterfuge (n)
Definition
trick or deception
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labyrinth (n)
Definition
maze
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rajah (n)
Definition
prince, chief or king (Indian?)
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somnambulatory (adj.)
Definition
relating to sleepwalking
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denizen (n)
Definition

inhabitant

 

ex. denizen of the woods = squirrel

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receptacles (n)
Definition
container
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corrugated (vb)
Definition

to form or shape into wrinkles or furrows

 

(adj - like corrugated cardboard boxes)

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nebulous (adj.)
Definition
unclear; vague
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meretricious (adj)
Definition
falsely attractive; vulgar and flashy
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euphemisms (n)
Definition

phrase that replaces a phrase that is unpleasant

 

example: pleasantly plump for fat; passed away for died

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caravansary (n)
Definition
hotel; large inn
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inexplicable (adj)
Definition
impossible to explain
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libertine (n)
Definition
person who leads an immoral life
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expostulations (n)
Definition

reasons in opposition of something

(reasons to NOT do something)

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