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A Separate Peace
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English
10th Grade
01/04/2010

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Term
languid
Definition

adj; neg

 

lacking in vigor or vitality; lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent

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animosity
Definition

noun; neg

 

a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action

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idiosyncratic
Definition

noun; pos

 

a characteristic peculiar to the individual. of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one's peculiar and individual character

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aesthete
Definition

noun; neg

 

one who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature

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tumult
Definition

noun; neg

 

a state of commotion, noise and confusion

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poignant
Definition

adj; pos

 

affecting or moving the emotions; profoundly moving; touching

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bellicose
Definition

adj; neg

 

warlike or hostile in matter or temperament

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tacit
Definition

adj; neutral

 

understood without being openly expressed, implied

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impervious
Definition

adj; neg

 

incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected; not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

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irreconcilable
Definition

adj; neg

 

incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment

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inveigle
Definition

verb; pos

 

to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements

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undulation
Definition

noun; neutral

 

a wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves

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venerable
Definition

adj; pos

 

worth of reverence of respect; OLD & dignified

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catacomb
Definition

noun; neutral

 

an underground passageway, esp one full of twists & turns

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sultry
Definition

adj; neg

 

oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering

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convalescence
Definition

noun; neutral

 

the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness

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resonance
Definition

noun; neutral

 

the prolongation of sound by reflection; reverberation

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inebriate
Definition

verb; neg

 

to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally

Term
enroaching
Definition

verb; both

 

advancing beyond proper or former limits

Term
enmity
Definition

noun; neg

 

a feeling or condition of hostility; hared; ill will; animosity; antagonism

Term
reverie
Definition

noun; pos

 

a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing

Term
automaton
Definition

noun; neutral

 

a mechanical figure/contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robot; a person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without active intelligence

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encumberance
Definition

noun; neg

 

something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance

Term
opulent
Definition

adj; pos

 

wealthy, rich, or affluent (plentiful)

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reticent
Definition

adj; neg

 

restrained or reserved

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