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English Hons Sem 2 Final Vocab
Romeo and Juliet & Great Expectations
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English
8th Grade
06/01/2008

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bounty
Definition
abundance / plenty
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choler
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anger
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commend
Definition
to praise
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consort
Definition
partner
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coy
Definition

shyness with pretense (fake shyness)

(ie. you want them to want you)

~lennie 

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disparagement
Definition
insults / criticism
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entreat
Definition

to beg

syn. importune 

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ere
Definition
before
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fain
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gladly / willingly
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feign (v)
Definition
to fake
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fray
Definition
a brawl / fight
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frivolous
Definition
excessive / unnecessary
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gossamer
Definition

a very thin material

(in fairy tales = fabric made out of cobwebs) 

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hie
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go!

 

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importune
Definition

to beg

syn. entreat 

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inundation
Definition
flood
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inter
Definition
to bury
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jaunt
Definition

a short trip / excursion 

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knave
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a servant

(shows higher class)

(almost like an insult)  

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minion
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a servant

(a person with no power)  

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misadventure
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mishap / disaster
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naught
Definition
nothing
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pensive
Definition
deeply thoughtful
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peruse
Definition

to scan / to skim / to examine

(ie. I perused the dictionary for the word.) 

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portentous
Definition
forshadowing / ominous
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presage
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to fortell
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rancor
Definition
hatred
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semblance (v)
Definition
to resemble / to give the appearance of
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sepulcher
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a tomb
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shroud
Definition
a covering for a dead body
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slander (v)
Definition
to insult on false ground
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stint (v)
Definition
to stop
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strew (v)
Definition
to scatter
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sullen
Definition

Eeyore ~ mrs. newman

gloomy 

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tarry
Definition
to lag behind / to linger
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truce
Definition

to cease fire/fighting

to surrendor 

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untimely
Definition
inoportune / bad timing/luck
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valor
Definition
bravery / courage
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visage
Definition

facial expression

(syn. countenance)  

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wherefore
Definition
why
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wield
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to us (a weapon) well
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adept
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skilled
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appropriate (v)
Definition
to take over
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assent
Definition
to agree
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attest (v)
Definition
to validate / to verify
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audacious
Definition
bold / daring
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avarice (n)
Definition
greed
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bestow
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to give / to present
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burly
Definition
big & buff & stocky
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capricious
Definition
fickle / unpredictable
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chasm
Definition
a deep hole in the earth / an abyss
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consternation
Definition

oh no!  ~mrs newman

dismay 

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contemptuous
Definition

disdainful / scornful

(syn. disdain)  

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corroborate
Definition

to validate / to verify

(syn. attest)  

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countenance
Definition

facial expression

(syn. visage)  

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denounce
Definition
to publicly humiliate / to put down
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discomfited
Definition

discomfortable xD

uncomfortable 

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disconsolate
Definition
inconsolable
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disdain
Definition
scorn
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dismal
Definition

gloomy

(syn. sullen) 

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elocution
Definition
(eloquent speaking) -> public speaking
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encompass
Definition
to surround
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exacting
Definition
picky
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felicitous
Definition
lucky
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genteel
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polite / mannerly
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impairment
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disability / hinderance
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impart
Definition
to disclose / to make known
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imperceptible
Definition

(think tune of call me irresponsible by frank sinatra)

imperceptible -> undetectable

~mrs newman

hahah one of her crazy ideas 

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incongruous
Definition
incompatible
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inexplicable
Definition
unexplainable
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insensible
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oblivious / unaware
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larceny
Definition
petty theft
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malignant
Definition
harmful / bad / dangerous
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magnanimous
Definition
generous without having to be
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oblige
Definition
make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action
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obscure (v)
Definition
to cover / to hide / to block (a view)
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penitence
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remorse
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pervade
Definition
to spread throughout
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ravenous
Definition
very hungry / starving
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reticent
Definition
unwilling to speak (almost like being shy; or they could just be suing discretion)
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rumination
Definition

deep thought

(like cows chewing grass) 

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stipulate
Definition
to require / to demand
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