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English
9th Grade
12/06/2007

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travail
Definition
 a physical or mental exertion or piece of work
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dire
Definition
desperately urgent
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cauldron
Definition
a large kettle or boiler
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blanch
Definition
to take the color out of
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quest
Definition
an act or intesest of seeking
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commandeer
Definition
to take arbitary or forcible possesion of
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justify
Definition
to prove or show to be right or reasonable
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plunder
Definition
to take the goods of by force
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adversity
Definition
a state or condition contrary to one of well-being
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interval
Definition
a space of time between events or states
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gall
Definition
to fret or wear away by friction
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rove
Definition
to move aimlessly
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vagabond
Definition
moving from place to place without a fixed home
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interpose
Definition
to put (oneself) between
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din
Definition
a loud continued noise
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frenzy
Definition
a temporary madness
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heft
Definition
to heave up
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taut
Definition
having no give or slack
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omen
Definition
an occurrence or phenomenon believed to portend a future event
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contemptible
Definition
worthy of comtempt
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wily
Definition
full of wilies
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revelry
Definition
noisy partying or merrymaking
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throng
Definition
a multipude of assembled people
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crimson
Definition
any of several deep purplish reds
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entrails
Definition
the inner workings of something
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rash
Definition
marked by or proceeding from undue haste or lack of delberation or caution
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implacable
Definition
not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
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revulsion
Definition
a sudden strong reaction or change
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dislodge
Definition
to force out of a secured or settled position
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aft
Definition
near,toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of the aircraft
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infuse
Definition
to cause to be permeated with something that alters usually for the better
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aloof
Definition
removed or distant either phsically or emotionaly
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tremulous
Definition
such as is or might be caused by nervousness or shakiness
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impostor
Definition
one that assumes a false identity or title for the purpose of deception
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desolation
Definition
devestation ruin
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