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English 2
Around the World #2
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11th Grade
09/21/2013
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despotic
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absolute power
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cumbrous
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burdensome, troublesome
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caparisoned
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dressed in ornamental clothing
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deflection
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turning aside or turning downward
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austere
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stern, harsh, strict
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colloquy
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formal conversation
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hypogea
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underground chambers or vaults (ancient)
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grottoes
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small cave or caverns
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limpid
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clear, calm and untroubled
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, gloomy
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verdant
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green with vegetation
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terminus
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final point or end
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pensive
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thoughtful in a serious sad way
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malediction
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curse, speaking evil to a person
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perambulating
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inspecting on foot, walking through
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