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Ellis Treece week 2
Awakening
5
Literature
11th Grade
09/15/2011

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Voluptuous
Definition

A. She leaned over and kissed him-- a soft, cool, delicate kiss, whose voluptuous sting penetrated his whole being.

B. The gratification of his senses.

C. ( vuh-luhp-choo-uhs)

D. Adjective

Term
Aria
Definition

A. There was the occasianal sound of people coming and going in the lower hall. She was growing interested in her occupation of picking out the aria, when there was a second rap at the door.

B. The melody of the people coming and going in the lower hall.

C. ( Ahr-ee-uh)

D. Noun

Term
Rhapsodic
Definition

A. "Oh! to be able to paint in color rather than words!" explained Miss Mayblunt,losing herself in a Rhapsodic dream as she looked at him.

B.Rhapsodic means ecstatic she was having an unbelievable dream as she looked at him.

C. (rap-sod-ik)

D. Adjective

Term
Impetuous
Definition

A. and she laid her glass so impetuously and blindly upon the table as to shatter it agianst the caraffe.

B. Her sudden and rash action that led to the glass toppling over.

C. (im-pech-oo-uhs)

D. adjective

Term
Exultation
Definition

A. It prepared her for joy and exultation

B. Exultation was her lively and uncontainablr joy for the letter she had found.

C. (eg-zuhl-tey-shuhn)

D. Noun

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