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English Final Vocab
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126
Literature
11th Grade
12/12/2015

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Posthumous
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(adj) after somebody’s death; published after death
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Visage
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(n) face; appearance
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Array
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(n) fine clothes
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Vulgar
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(adj) ordinary people; lacking refinement; tasteless, ostentatious, crude or indecent
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Bond (as in debt)
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(n) certificate promising debt repayment
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Irrevocable
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(adj) unchangeable, cannot be undone
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Interred
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(v) to bury somebody
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Ought
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(v) should [do]
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Recompense:
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(v) give compensation; (n) compensation; remuneration
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Pettish
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(adj) fretful, peevish
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Stock
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(n) the original (as in a person, race, or language) from which others derive; the descendants of one individual—family, lineage
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Battlement
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(n) a low wall at the top of a castle with open spaces for people inside to shoot through
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Tinder
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(n) dry material (such as wood or grass) that burns easily and can be used to start a fire
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Bellows (as for air)
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(n) compressible chamber for pumping air
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Entrails
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(n) internal organs
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Sable (as in Color)
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(adj) black color
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Diabolic
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(adj) of the devil, evil
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Pomp
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(n) ceremonial splendor
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Fetter
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(n) restraint or shackle
(v) to restrain
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Abode
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(n) a home
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Pinion
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(n) the terminal section of a bird’s wing; flight feathers
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Refulgent
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(adj) radiant or resplendent
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Perdition
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(n) the state of being in hell forever as punishment after death
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Celestial
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(adj) heavenly
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Tempest
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(n) emotional upheaval; storm
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Vassal (as servant)
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(n) a slave/servant; a person dependent or subordinate to another
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Pecuniary
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(adj) relating to or in the form of money
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Valetudinarian
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(n)a person of a weak or sickly constitution; especially : one whose chief concern is his or her ill health; (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of a valetudinarian; weak, sickly
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Empyrean
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(n)the highest heaven or heavenly sphere in ancient and medieval cosmology usually consisting of fire or light
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Promulgate
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(v) to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people
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Decorous
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(adj) correct and polite in a particular situation
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Conventicle
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(n) an assembly of an irregular or unlawful character
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Sublime
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(adj) very beautiful or good; causing strong feelings of admiration or wonder; complete or extreme
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Supernumerary
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(adj) exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
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Alluvion
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(n)the wash or flow of water against a shore; flood
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Ductile
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(adj)capable of being fashioned into a new form; easily led or influenced; of a metal: capable of being bent or pulled into different shapes
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Promontory
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(n)a high area of land or rock that sticks out into the sea
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Gossamer
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(n)a piece of a spider's web; (adj) a very light or delicate material
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Troubadour
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(n)a writer and performer of songs or poetry in the Middle Ages 14.
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Debauchee
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(n)one given to debauchery (which is bad or immoral behavior that involves sex, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
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Inebriate
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(v)to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor; to make drunk; (adj) affected by alcohol: drunk; addicted to excessive drinking
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Seraph
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(n)a type of angel that is described in the Bible : an angel of the highest rank
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Recluse
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(adj)marked by withdrawal from society; (n) a person who lives alone and avoids other people
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Penurious
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(adj) very poor
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Trenchant
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(adj)very strong, clear, and effective
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Tribunal
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(n) a kind of court that has authority in a specific area
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Preceptor
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(n)teacher, tutor; the headmaster or principal of a school
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Wight
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(n) a living being, creature
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Stripling
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(n) a youth
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Specter/Spectre
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(n) a visible disembodied spirit, ghost; something that haunts the mind
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Sojourn
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(n) a temporary stay
(v) to stay as a temporary resident
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Cognomen
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(n) surname; name; distinguishing nickname or epithet
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Magnanimous
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(adj) showing lofty or courageous spirit; nobility of feeling or generosity of mind
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Supernumerary
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(adj) exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number; more numerous
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Peradventure
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(adv) perhaps, possibly
(n) doubt, chance
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Erudite/Erudition
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(adj) having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying; educated
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Physiognomies
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(n) facial features showing qualities of mind or character by their expression
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Edifice
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(n) building; a structure
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Inauspicious
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(adj) not promising; unlikely; not prosperous; unfavorable
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Lurid
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(adj) causing horror or revulsion; gruesome
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Deportment
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(n) the manner in which one conducts oneself; behavior
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Congenial
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(adj) having the same nature, disposition, or tastes; kindred; associated harmoniously
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Abate
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(v) to put an end to; omit; dwindle
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Interpose
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(v) to place in an intervening position; to put between; interrupt
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Hysteria
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(n) behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess
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Ethnography
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(n) the study and systematic recording of human cultures
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Sepulchre
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(n) a place of burial
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Torpid
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(adj) having or showing very little energy or movement; not active
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Esoteric
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(adj) only taught to or understood by members of a special group: hard to understand; limited to a small number of people
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Ponderous
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(adj) very boring or dull. Slow or awkward because of weight and size
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Propensity
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(n) a strong natural tendency to do something
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Usurp
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(v) to take and keep (something, such as power) in a forceful or violent way and especially without the right to do so.
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Upbraid
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(v) to speak in an angry or critical way to (someone who has done something wrong)
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Loquacious
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(adj) liking to talk and talking smoothly and easily
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Expiate
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(v) to do something as a way to show that you are sorry about doing something bad
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Mollify
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(v) to make (someone) less angry: to calm (someone) down
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Gesticulate
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(v) to move your arms and hands especially when speaking in an angry or emotional way
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Efficacy
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(n) the power to produce a desired result or effect
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Somnambulism
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(n) an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed; sleepwalking
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Dell
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(n) a small valley with trees and grass growing in it
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Ulterior
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(adj) kept hidden in order to get a particular result
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Preternatural
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(adj) very unusual in a way that does not seem natural
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Ignominy
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(n) a situation or event that causes you to feel ashamed or embarrassed
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Physiognomy
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(n) the appearance of a person’s face; a person’s facial features
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Phantasmagoric
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(n) describing something that is and exhibition of optical effects and illusions; ghostly
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Tremulous
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(adj) shaking slightly especially because of nervousness, weakness, or illness; feeling or showing a lack of confidence or courage
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Melancholy
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(n) a sad mood or feeling
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Demeanor
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(n) a person’s appearance and behavior; the way someone seems to be to other people
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Feign
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(v) to pretend to feel or be affected by (something)
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Besmirch
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(v) to cause harm or damage to (the reputation of someone or something)
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Futurity
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(n) the quality of being or happening in the future; time to come
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Superfluous
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(adj) beyond what is needed; not necessary
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Insidious
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(adj) causing harm in a way that is gradual or not noticed; treacherous
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Amenable
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(adj) willing to agree or to accept something that is wanted or asked for
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Anathema
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(n) someone or something that is very strongly disliked
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Labyrinth
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(n) a place that has many confusing paths or passages
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Temporal
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(adj) of or relating to earthly life
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Depravity
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(n) a very evil quality or way of behaving; an evil or immoral act
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Scrupulous
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(adj) very careful about doing something correctly; careful about doing what is honest and morally right
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Venerable
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(adj) old and respected; valued and respected because of old age, long use, etc
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Emaciate
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(v) to waste away physically
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Solace
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(v) to give comfort to in grief or misfortune
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Somniferous
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(adj) something that is tired; characterized as tiring
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Palliate
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(v) to make the effects of (something, such as an illness) less painful, harmful, or harsh
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Imbued
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(v) to permeate or influence as if by dyeing
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Ethereal
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(adj) in heaven; seeming to belong to another world
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Penance
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(n) something that you do or are given to do in order to show that you are sad or sorry about doing something wrong
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Somnambulism
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(n) an abnormal condition of sleep n which motor acts ( as walking) are performed
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Impute
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(v) to say or suggest that someone or something has or is guilty of (something)
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Scurrilous
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(adj) said or done unfairly to make people have a bad opinion of someone
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Taper
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(n) a slender candle
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Office
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(n) a position of responsibility or some degree of executive authority
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Dismal
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(adj) showing or causing unhappiness or sad feelings
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Notion
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(n) an idea or opinion
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Seedy
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(adj) dirty or in bad condition
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Skiff
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(n) a small, light boat that is usually for only one person
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Victuals
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(n) food usable by people
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Shanty
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(n) a small crudely built wood dwelling, shack
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Varmint
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(n) an animal that is considered a problem
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Calico
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(n) cheap patterned fabric with usually floral patterns; a spotted/ blotched animal
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Lick
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(v) to strike repeatedly, a sharp hit or blow
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Truculent
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(adj) easily annoyed or angered and likely to argue
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Naïve
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(adj) having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge; innocent or simple
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Burgeoning
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(v) growing or developing; blooming or flourishing
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Hoary
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(adj) white or gray, as with age; old and venerable with wisdom and age
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Antiquated
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(adj) too old to be fashionable or contemporary in thinking or style; very old or aged
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