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Chapter 4,5, &6
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10th Grade
04/02/2015

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bootlegger
Definition
person who unlawfully made, sold, or transported liquor, without registration or payment of taxes.
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hydroplane
Definition
a seaplane.
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punctilious
Definition
paying scrupulous attention to correctness in etiquette
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sporadic
Definition
appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional
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evasion
Definition
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something
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retribution
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retaliation, repayment, recompense
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rajah
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a minor chief or dignitary.
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insignia
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a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honor
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nymph
Definition
a beautiful or graceful young woman.
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juxtaposition
Definition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
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indignant
Definition
feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
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inevitable
Definition
unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary
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roadster
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an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat
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sheik
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Slang. a man held to be masterful and irresistibly charming to women.
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facade
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a superficial appearance or illusion of something
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disembodied
Definition
lacking in substance, solidity, or any firm relation to reality
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elongate
Definition
extended; lengthened.
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oblique
Definition
indirect, veiled, masked, covert.
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harrow
Definition
to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of.
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defunct
Definition
no longer in existence; dead; extinct:
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vestige
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a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc.
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exultation
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lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory.
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corrugated
Definition
corrugated; wrinkled; furrowed.
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laudable
Definition
deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable:
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ineffable
Definition
incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible
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reveries
Definition
a daydream.
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debauchee
Definition
a person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; one given to debauchery.
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septic
Definition
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
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dilatory
Definition
tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
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incarnation
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a person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like:
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