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Alchemyst-Michael Scott
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Literature
9th Grade
02/19/2013

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Acrid
Definition
harsh or corrosive in tone
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Bemused
Definition
perplexed or bewildered; deep in thought
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Cipher
Definition
message written in a secret code; key used to write a secret message
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Consonant
Definition
letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel
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Cower
Definition
show fear by positioning body as though afraid of being hit
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Discomfit
Definition
cause someone to lose composure or be embarrassed
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Fauna
Definition
all the animal life -- especially in a particular region or period
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Gossamer
Definition
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; so thin as to transmit light
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Incandescence
Definition
shining (usually transmitting light as a result of being heated)
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Inextricable
Definition
impossible to extract, disentangle, avoid; hopelessly intricate
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Loam
Definition
rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
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Monotone
Definition
sound unvarying in pitch -- especially the human voice
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Noxious
Definition
harmful to physical or mental health
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Plaintive
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expressing sadness or pleading
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Putrid
Definition
rotting (advanced state of decomposition) with a foul odor; anything disgusting
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Ruse
Definition
deceptive maneuver
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Sentient
Definition
able to perceive and feel
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Sibilant
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characterized by a hissing sound -- made when pronouncing the letter "s"
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Sustenance
Definition
that which nourishes the body; that which sustains life or spirit
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Vindictive
Definition
revengeful or malicious
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Wizened
Definition
lean and wrinkled -- typically from age or illness
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