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AP English - Mr. Brown - Unit 2
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11th Grade
09/02/2010
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Vitreous
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glassy
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Decillion
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the number 1 followed by 33 zeroes
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Stevedore
 Definition
longshoreman, one who loads and unloads ships
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chef-d'oeuvre
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a masterpiece, as in art or literature
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Esculent
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edible; fit for food, esp. a vegetable
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Fetich
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amulet, enchanted object worthy of worship, fetish
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Ordure
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dung
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Apices
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plural of apex
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Fetid
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having a bad smell, putrid
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Torpid
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sluggish, dull, apathetic, slow, dormant
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Turbid
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murky, clouded
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Soughing
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rustling
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Yawp
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a loud harsh call or cry
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Renascent
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rising again into being
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Nimbus
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halo
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Limpid
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clear, transparent; severe, untroubled
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Sloven
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dirt or untidy person; one careless in appearance or habits
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Promulgation
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declaration
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Thews
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muscular power
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Allons (throughout the "Open Road")
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French for "Let us go!"
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