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Charter English Vocab
Hound of the Baskervilles
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English
7th Grade
01/27/2010
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presume
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assume;take for granted
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circumspect
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Prudent; mindful of circumstances
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erroneous
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mistaken
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agape
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in a state of amazement with the mouth wide open
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catastrophe
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a great, often sudden calamity
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corroborated
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supported with other evidence
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luminous
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emitting light
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spectral
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ghostly
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executor
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person appointed to carry out a will
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injuctions

 

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a command or order
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austere
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severe  in manner or appearance
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melancholy
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gloomy
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equestrian
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having to do with horses
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commutation
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substitution
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malignancy
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evil
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silhouetted
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dark with lighted background
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balustraded
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a railing supported with posts
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mullioned
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vertical columns between lights of a window
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dismay
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surprise
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approbation
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official approval
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furtive
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stealthy
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clandestine
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secret;done in secret
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brusquely
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abruptly
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skein
Definition
length of thread or yarn rolled into a ball
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unmitigated
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without qualification or exception ; absolute
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vile
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loathsome; disgusting; objectionable
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apparition
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ghostly figure
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tenacity

 

 

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perseverance
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connoisseur
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a person of informed or discriminating taste
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implicit
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unquestioning
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inexorably
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relentlessly
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finesse
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unable to move
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inert
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skillful, delicate handling
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heir
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one who inherits
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