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English Vocab List 13
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11th Grade
01/19/2011
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changeling
 Definition
an imbecile; a child exchanged for another in infancy
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saucisson
 Definition
large, thick sausage
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aubergine
 Definition
purple
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papillose
 Definition
full of or beset with nipple-like projections
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ruvid
 Definition
rude, rough
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canted
 Definition
sloping, leaning, slanting
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freshet
 Definition
the great rise of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow
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patina
 Definition
a surface appearance of something grown beautiful
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jabot
 Definition
a falling ruffle
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rive
 Definition
to tear
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inexorable
 Definition
immoveable, unalterable
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astral
 Definition
pertaining to the stars
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vitrid
 Definition
nasty, vengeful
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neap
 Definition
tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height
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welter
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a confused mass, jumble
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pelm
 Definition
dust
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patois
 Definition
an ungrammatical mixture of two or more languages
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anorak
 Definition
a jacket with a hood, as worn in the arctic
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skein
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anything wound in a coil
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oxblood
 Definition
a deep dull red color
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