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2nd Semester Final
The Jungle, Great Gatsby, Invisible Man, To Kill a Mockingbird
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English
11th Grade
06/06/2011

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Assuage
Definition
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate
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Apothecary
Definition
A druggist; a pharmacist
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Entailment
Definition
to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence
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Truant
Definition
a student who stays away from school without permission.
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Scowl
Definition
to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
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Quell
Definition
to suppress; put an end to; extinguish
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Incomprehensible
Definition
impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
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Inquisitive
Definition
given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious
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Ramshackle
Definition
loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky
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Perpetrate
Definition
to commit
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Provocation
Definition
the act of provoking.
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Bedecked
Definition
to deck out; adorn, especially in a showy or gaudy manner
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Undulate
Definition
to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement:
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Succinct
Definition
expressed in few words; concise; terse.
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Exodus
Definition
a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people
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Expunge
Definition
to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
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Chiffarobe
Definition
a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes.
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Obscure
Definition
not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain
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Furtive
Definition
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret
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Vocation
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a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
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Spurious
Definition
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
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Florid
Definition
reddish; ruddy; rosy
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Symptom
Definition
any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and serving as evidence of it.
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Perforate
Definition
to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
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Stolidly
Definition
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
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Defunct
Definition
no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning
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Sundry
Definition
various or diverse
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Benighted
Definition
intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened
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Furtive
Definition
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret
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Nebulous
Definition
hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
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Yokel
Definition
a rustic; a country bumpkin.
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Drone
Definition
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
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Plaintively
Definition
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful
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Covey
Definition
a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
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Brogues
Definition
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
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Balustrade
Definition
a railing with supporting balusters.
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Vespers
Definition
the evening star, especially venus; Hesper.
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Helical
Definition
pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
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Doleful
Definition
sorrowful; mournful; melancholy
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Rookery
Definition
a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals.
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Natty
Definition
neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce
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Waggishly
Definition
like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular
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Siphon
Definition
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
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Euphonium
Definition
a brass musical instrument similar to the baritone tuba but somewhat smaller, with a wider bore and mellower tone, and often having a second bell.
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Palaver
Definition
a conference or discussion.
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Chesterfield
Definition
a single- or double-breasted topcoat or overcoat with a fly front and a narrow velvet collar.
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O-fay
Definition
a white person.
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Vestibule
Definition
a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
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Nonchalance
Definition
the state or quality of being nonchalant; cool indifference or lack of concern; casualness.
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Fiest
Definition
a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
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Impertinence
Definition
unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.
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Caucus
Definition
a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc.
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Strumpet
Definition
a prostitute; harlot.
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Perfidy
Definition
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery:
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Ramshackle
Definition
loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky
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Fractiousness
Definition
refractory or unruly
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Feigned
Definition
pretended; sham; counterfeit
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Exempt
Definition
to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release
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Bantering
Definition
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
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Intimation
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to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
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Supercilious
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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
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Languid
Definition
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
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Hauteur
Definition
haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.
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Prodigality
Definition
the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
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Credulity
Definition
willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.
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Convivial
Definition
friendly; agreeable
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Affectation
Definition
an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession
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Punctilious
Definition
extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
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Somnambulate
Definition
to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
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Labyrinth
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an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.
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Disconcerting
Definition
to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle
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Juxtapose
Definition
to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
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Turgid
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swollen; distended; tumid.
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Profusion
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abundance; abundant quantity.
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Oblivion
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the state of being completely forgotten or unknown
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Dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
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Affront
Definition
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult
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Incessant
Definition
continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending
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Amorphous
Definition
lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless
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Jaunty
Definition
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
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Acrimonious
Definition
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.:
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Aggregate
Definition
formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined
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Benignant
Definition
kind, especially to inferiors; gracious
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Chagrin
Definition
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
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Commodious
Definition
spacious and convenient; roomy
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Elucidate
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to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain
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Garrulous
Definition
excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.
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Gaunt
Definition
extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
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Imperious
Definition
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing
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Ingratiate
Definition
to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort
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Jocular
Definition
given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious
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Lithe
Definition
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
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Magnanimity
Definition
the quality of being magnanimous.
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Ostentatious
Definition
characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
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Pallor
Definition
unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
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Peevish
Definition
cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent
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Penury
Definition
extreme poverty; destitution.
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Prattle
Definition
to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.
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Requite
Definition
to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
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Scant
Definition
barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate
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Squalid
Definition
foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
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Stupefaction
Definition
the state of being stupefied; stupor.
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Supplant
Definition
to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
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Tempestuous
Definition
characterized by or subject to tempests
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Tottering
Definition
walking unsteadily or shakily.
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Venerate
Definition
to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
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Volubility
Definition
characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative
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Vouchsafed
Definition
to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension
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Witticism
Definition
a witty remark or sentence.
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Zealot
Definition
a person who shows zeal;
an excessively zealous person; fanatic.
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