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2nd semester exam
Words from great expectations and f451
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Language - English
9th Grade
06/01/2010

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Amiable
Definition
having or showing pleasant,good-natured personal qualities
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Audacious
Definition
extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave
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Augmented
Definition
to make larger, enlarge in size, number, strength
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Avarice
Definition
insatiable greed for riches
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Beguiled
Definition
to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert
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Blighted
Definition
to cause to wither or decay
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Benevolent
Definition
desiring to help others; charitable
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Blithe
Definition
joyous, merry,or gay in disposition
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Candid
Definition
frank; outspoken
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Clemency
Definition
disposition to show compassion or forgiveness
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Desolate
Definition
barren; devastated; deprived of
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Despicable
Definition
vile, mean, detestable
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Despondency
Definition
depression of spirits from loss or courage or hope; dejection
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Dexterous
Definition
skillful in the use of the hands or body
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Diffidence
Definition
the state of being shy or not confident in one's self
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Discern
Definition
recognize as distinct or different
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hackneyed
Definition
to make common or state by frequent use
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Ignominy
Definition
Shameful or dishonorable conduct
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Impel
Definition
To drive or urge forward; press on
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Imperious
Definition
Dictorial, overbearing
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Impertinent
Definition
Not relevant, intrusive or presumptuous
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Incessantly
Definition

adverb

continuing without interruption

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gingerly
Definition

adverb

with great care or delicacy

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Subjectively
Definition

adverb

based on personal opinion

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Objectively
Definition

adverb

not influenced by emotions or personal prejudices

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Thoroughfare
Definition

noun

a main road or public highway

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excursion
Definition

noun

a short journey or outing

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Penance
Definition

noun

remorse for past conduct or wrong doing

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anesthetized
Definition

adjective

made unconscious with the use of drugs

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phosphorescent
Definition

adjective

glows or is luminous without giving off heat

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Concussion
Definition

noun

a violent jarring; a shock

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vantage
Definition

noun

place or situation affording some advantage

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Beatific
Definition

adjective

showing or producing great joy

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moor
Definition

noun

a broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained

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Torrent
Definition

noun

flood or overwhelming amount

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Complement
Definition

verb

something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection

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Loam
Definition

Noun

soil composed of a mixture of sand and clay

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Mediocre
Definition

adjective

moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary

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vacuum
Definition

noun

space empty of all matter or content

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cadence
Definition

noun

balanced flow or beat as of poetry or music

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Pratfall
Definition

noun

humiliating error, defeat, or failure

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Fathom
Definition

noun

unit of length of six feet usually used in marine measurement

Verb

to determine the meaning of ar comprehend

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Proboscis
Definition

Noun

long, narrow feeding or sucking organ of insects or other invertebrates

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inclined
Definition

adjective

having a preference or tendency

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refract
Definition

verb

 to defelct light

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waft
Definition

verb

to float easily and gently, as on the air

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