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A Separate Peace Vocab
second half of A separate peace vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
04/13/2011

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Insidious
Definition
stealthily treacherous or deceitful
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Visionary
Definition
a person who is given to audacious, highly speculative, or impractical ideas or schemes; dreamer
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Culminate
Definition
to reach the highest point, summit, or hightest development
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Fratricide
Definition
the act of killing one's brother
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Convalenscence
Definition
the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness
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Parody
Definition
to imitate poorly or feebly; travesty
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Effulgence
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Shining forth brilliantly; radiant
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Venerable
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commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character
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Specters
Definition
ghost; phantom; apparition
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Enmity
Definition
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism
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Apse
Definition
a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church
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Emblem
Definition
sign, design, or figure that identifies or represents something
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Irresolutely
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doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating
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Sententious
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self-righteous
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Undulation
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one of a series of wavelike bends, curves, or elevations
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Solace
Definition
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or a trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort
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