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chapter 11
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11th Grade
05/18/2015

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abet
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to encourage or to assist
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agile
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ability to move quickly
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antidote
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something that relives the effects of poison
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ascertain
Definition
to find out definitely; to determine
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benevolence
Definition
kindness,generosity,charity
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desolate
Definition
deserted, without inhabitants, barren
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din
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loud and discordant noises, cacophony
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dissuade
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to advise against, to talk out of
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distend
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to expand, to swell
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enervation
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weakness
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eulogy
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praise or tribute
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fitful
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irregular
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indelible
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cannot be removed, washed away or erased
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inert
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unable to move or to act, sluggish
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malevolence
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ill will or evil intentions
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obliterate
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to remove all traces of; to destroy completely; to cancel
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obliterate
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to remove all traces of; to destroy completely; to cancel
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ornate
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excessively decorated
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paucity
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scarcity, fewness of number, dearth
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piety
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devotion and reverence to God
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precarious
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dangerous, risky, not a secure situation
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prosaic
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commonplace, unispried, banal
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quiescent
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inactive, dormant
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scintillating
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sparkling, shining or flashing
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squalid
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filthy in appearance, sordid
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vexation
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discomfort or distress
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