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Charles Dicken's diction
THIS IS MADNESS!
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Language - English
10th Grade
11/10/2010
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Term
countenance
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n;face;appearance
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doleful(?"duel-full)
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adj;dejected
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flounder
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v;to struggle to move
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prevalent("preh-va-lent")
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adj;common
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sagacity
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n;wisdom
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sublime
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adj;elevated;exalted
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tedious
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adj;extremely boring
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tremulous
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adj;trembling
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allusion
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indirect reference
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aphorism
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a saying
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diabolic
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extremely wicked
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floird
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adj:reddish, flushed
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glib
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adj: smooth but insincere
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incorrigible
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uncorrectable
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languidly
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wearily
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morose
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gloomy
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obsequiousness
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submissiveness(obedience)
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ardour
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great enthusiasm
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chary
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cautious
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diffidence
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lack of confidence
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loadstone
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magnet
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magnanimous
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noble
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orthodoxy
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accepted belief
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tribunal
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court of law
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capricious
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unpredictable
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despondency
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depression; loss of hope
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dubiously
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doubtfully
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imploringly
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in a begging manner
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lowering
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frowning
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pestilence
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sickness
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resolute
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determined
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throng
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crowd
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unprecedented
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without previous example(in other words, new)
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vermin
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unpleasant small animals like rats and insects (humans would be considered a vermin but they aren't small.)
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affect
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to pretend (I know right, wtf?)
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augment
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to add to
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entreaty
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appeal;request
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epicure
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a person with fucking refined tastes
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exact
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to demand; to require
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furtive
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secret; cunning
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lethargy
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drowsiness
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ominous
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feeling that something bad will happen
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