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Dorian Gray
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11th Grade
11/07/2010
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pallid
 Definition
white, pale
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conjecture
 Definition
to guess, to infer as a result of minimal evidence
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pallor
 Definition
whiteness, paleness
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languid
 Definition
weak, listless
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tedious
 Definition
dull, monotonous, boring
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to lionize
 Definition
to celebrate, to honor, to admire
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truculent
 Definition
cruel, savage, brutal
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enmity
 Definition
deep hatred, animosity
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indignant
 Definition
insulted; angry, especially as a result of something unearned
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proletariat
 Definition
the industrial, working class
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scrupulous
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strict;careful
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to reproach
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to scold; to blame
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petulant
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rude; cranky; ill-tempered
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penitent
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sorry; contrite
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candor
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truthfulness; complete honesty
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hedonism
 Definition
the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
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to degenerate
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to deteriorate
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caprice
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impulse; whim
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panegyric
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elaborate praise
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fidelity
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faithfulness; loyalty
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indolence
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laziness
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inordinate
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excessive, unreasonable
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lucrative
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profitable
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carnal
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sexual; passionate
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facile
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fluent; easy; skillfull usually in a superficial way
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supercilious
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haughty; patronizing
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aphorism
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a brief, witty saying
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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tawdry
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vulgar; cheap; tasteless
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pathos
 Definition
that which makes people feel pity or sadness
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munificent
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generous
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consummate
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perfect; complete
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arbitrary
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random, frivolous
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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querulous
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complaining; grumbling; whining
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prudence
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carefulness; foresight
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morose
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gloomy
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sullen
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glum; gloomy; sulky
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vile
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corrupt; evil; wicked
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to degrade
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to lower in dignity; to corrupt
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irrevocable
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irreversible
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pompous
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arrogant; haughty
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discordant
 Definition
incompatible; unharmonious
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listless
 Definition
sluggish; without energy
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callous
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insensitive; emotionally hard
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anodyne
 Definition
painkiller; opiate; drug
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sanguine
 Definition
cheerful; optomistic
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epigram
 Definition
a brief and witty saying
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conjugal
 Definition
having to do with marriage
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felicity
 Definition
happiness
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to emancipate
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to liberate; to free from bondage
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lurid
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gruesome; sensational; shocking
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cognizance
 Definition
awareness; consciousness
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winsome
 Definition
charming; appealing; comely
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tedious
 Definition
boring; dull; monotonous
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ennui
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boredom
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misanthrope
 Definition
someone who hates mankind
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incarnation
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embodiment
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cynical
 Definition
extremely suspicious about the motivation of others
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reticence
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quiet; restraint
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garrulous
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talkative; chatty
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censure
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severe condemnation
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rebuke
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sharp criticism
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inveterate
 Definition
habitual; firmly rooted
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florid
 Definition
ruddy; red faced
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impecunious
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without money
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obsequious
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subservient; servile; fawning
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argo
 Definition
slang; jargon
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archaic
 Definition
etremely old; outdated
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cadence
 Definition
rythym the rise and fall of sound
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poignant
 Definition
extremely emotional; painfully moving
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profligate
 Definition
extravagantly wasteful and often immoral
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reverie
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daydream
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asceticism
 Definition
the practice of self-denial
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grave
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serious
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notorious
 Definition
famous for doing something bad
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insolent
 Definition
arrogant; insulting
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wanton
 Definition
malicious; unprovoked
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saturnine
 Definition
gloomy; sullen
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infamous
 Definition
shamefully wicked; disgraceful
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debauchery
 Definition
wild living; excessive intemperence
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torpid
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sluggish; apathetic
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effigy
 Definition
a likeness of someone, especially used in expressing hatred
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novelty
 Definition
innovation
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blasphemy
 Definition
irreverence; profanity
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staunch
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firmly committed; steadfast
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parody
 Definition
a satirical imitation
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satyr
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sensualist; seducer
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iniquity
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sinfulness; wickedness
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vestige
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a final trace of something; the last bit
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fetid
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foul; rank; malodorous
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audacious
 Definition
bold; reckless
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corroborative
 Definition
confirmed; backed up with evidence
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sordid
 Definition
vile; squalid; filthy
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interminable
 Definition
tediously long; seemingly unending
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to abdicate
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to step-down from a position of power
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to founder
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to fail; to collapse
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ardor
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passion
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to perturb
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to disturb greatly
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presentiment
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the feeling that something bad is about to happen
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to stagnate
 Definition
to be motionless or inactive
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