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9th grade Language Arts Final exam
words from Cask of Amontillado, Most Dngerous Game & Odyssey
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9th Grade
12/14/2011
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Impunity
 Definition
freedom from punishment
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Recoiling
 Definition
staggering
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Precluded
 Definition
to prevent
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Catacombs
 Definition
an underground cemetery, an underground passageway full of twists and turns
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Repast
 Definition
the time during which a meal is eaten
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Palpable
 Definition
capable of being touched or felt tangible
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Plunered
 Definition
took goods by force, looted
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Dispatched
 Definition
finished quickly
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Bereft
 Definition
deprived
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Ardor
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Insidious
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Insidious
 Definition
characterized by treachery
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Dissemble
 Definition
Conceal with false appearance
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Bemusing
 Definition
Stupefying or muddling
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Glowering
 Definition
staring with anger
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Equity
 Definition
Fairness, justice
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Contempt
 Definition
condition of being despised
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Antonyms
 Definition
a word opposite in meaning to another
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Synonyms
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a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language
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Titanic
 Definition
of great size and strength
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Maudlin
 Definition
tearfully sentimental
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Lithe
 Definition
supple, limber
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Limber
 Definition
Bending readily; flexible; pliant
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Assuage
 Definition
calm; pacify
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Incredulity
 Definition
inability to believe
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Squall
 Definition
brief, violent storm
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Impudence
 Definition
shameless, boldness
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