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English Vocab List 15
Vocab from Confederacy of Dunces (group 1)
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11th Grade
03/02/2011

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supercilious
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adj- haughty, full of pride or scorn
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wan
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adj- sickly pale, dim
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effrontery
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n- unashamed boldness
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spurious
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adj-artificial, counterfeit, not true or genuine
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cretin
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n- a very stupid or foolish person
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imprecations
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n- curses
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ennui
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n- weariness and dissatisfaction resulting from inactivity or boredom (weariness due to inactivity)
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desultory
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adj-disconnected, random
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lugubrious
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adj- very sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous
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recherché
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sought out with care; too refined
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nimbus
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n- halo
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wizened
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adj-dried up, shriveled, withered
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doxy
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n- prostitute
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modicum
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n- a small amount, a bit
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coterie
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n- a clique
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libertine
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n- one who leads an unrestrained, sexually immoral life; a rake
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salacious
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adj- obscene, pornographic
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ingenuous
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adj- frank, open, candid; simple, artless, naive
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lachrymose
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adj- inclined to cry, tearful; causing tears, sad
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hirsute
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adj- hairy, shaggy, bristly
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