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Emma Part 1 Vocab
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11th Grade
09/17/2012

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capricious
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whimsical, erratic
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ennui
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feeling of weariness or discontent from lack of interest; boredom
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vicar
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priest of a parish
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alacrity
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liveliness/briskness
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vexation
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irritation, annoyance
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incommoded
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hindered/inconvenienced
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arrant
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notorious, downright
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bilious
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peevish, iritable, cranky
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embrocation
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the act of rubbing with linament or lotion
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow or melancholy
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convivial
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jovial, friendly, agreeable
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sanguine
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cheerful, hopeful
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coxcomb
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a foolish dandy; a pretentious fop
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preturbation
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the state of being agitated
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aggrandize
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to make greater in power, to expand in scope
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effusion
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the act of pouring forth emotionally
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inimitable
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incapable of being imitated
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alloy
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an amalgam
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valetudinarian
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a sickly or weak person
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yeoman
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farmer who cultivates his own land
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apothecary
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a pharmacist
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indubitable
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unquestionable
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scrupulous
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conscientious and painstaking
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reproof
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the act or expression of disapproval; a rebuke
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parley
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a discussion
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ostensible
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professed or appearing as such
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dissentient
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dissenting from the majority
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quadrille
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a card game popular during the 18th century
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felicity
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great happiness; bliss
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gruel
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a thin, watery porridge
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approbation
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an expression of warm approval or praise
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inspririting
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animating
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expediency
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appropriate to the purpose at hand
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spleen
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organ conceived as the seat of emotions or passions
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quarto
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the page size obtained by folding a whole sheet into four leaves
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enigma
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perplexing speech or riddle
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conundrum
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a riddle
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cipher
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the mathematical symbol denoting absence of quantity (0)
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incostancy
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the state of being fickle
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scrupulous
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careful attention to detail
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contrivance
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the act of devising, inventing, or fabricating
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supplication
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an appeal, the act of humbly asking
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illiberal
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narrow-minded, bigoted
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perforce
Definition
by necessity
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