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English III The Jungle Vocabulary
Ch.11-21
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11th Grade
01/27/2011
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superfluity
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excess, overabundance
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inexorable
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unchangeable
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privation
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the lack of ordinary necessities of life
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penury
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lack of money, extreme poverty
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albumen
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a protein substance found in animal tissue
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charnel
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a building or place where corpses or bones are deposited
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magnanimity
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being generous in overlooking injury or insult
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obdurate
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hardhearted; not easily moved to pity or sympathy
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perversity
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stubbornly deviating from what is considered to be right
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piecework
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work for which one is paid a fixed rate
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prestidigitator
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magician
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ptarmigan
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a brownish bird
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voluble
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talking a lot
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stupefy
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to make dull or lethargic
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torpor
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dullness, apathy
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aspect
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appearance of a thing
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rife
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frequently or commonly occurring
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tempest
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a violent storm
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base
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having or showing little or no honor, courage, or decency; mean
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duffer
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slang for something worthless
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effaced
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wiped out, erased
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fetid
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having a bad, decaying smell
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lair
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a bed or resting place or a wild animal
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freebooter
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a plundered; a pirate
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genial
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cheerful, friendly, and kindly
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imprecation
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curse
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interpose
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to intervene or mediate
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pittance
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small amount or portion
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incandescent
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shining brilliantly; very bright
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ingot
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a mass of metal cast into a bar
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