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English Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
10/21/2010

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Retribution
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(noun) payback; punishment for a misdeed
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Precluded
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(verb) prevented
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Afflicted
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(verb) suffering or sickened
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Explicit
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(adjective) clearly stated
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Recoiling
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(verb) staggering back
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Subsided
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(verb) settle down; became less active or intense
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Analogy
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(noun) a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
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Reverie
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(noun) dreamy thinking and imagining
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Dishevelment
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(noun) disorder; messiness
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Perverse
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(adjective) different from what is considered right or reasonable
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Fertile
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(adjective) rich in nutrients that promote growth
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Comprehension
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(noun) understanding
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Humble
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(adjective) modest; having humility
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Forebears
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(noun) Ancestors
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Accumulated
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(verb) piled up, collected, or gathered together, especially over a long period of time
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Rancor
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(noun) bitter hate
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Atonement
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(noun) the act of making up for a wrongdoing or an injury
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Obstinacy
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(noun) stubbornness
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Pious
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(adjective) having or showing religious devotion
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Conceded
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(verb) admitted as true of valid; acknowledged
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Amicably
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(adverb) in a friendly way
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Meticulously
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(adverb) very carefully or precisely
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Balmy
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(adjective) having the qualities of balm; soothing, mild, pleasant
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Ominous
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(adjective) threatening
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Unpalatable
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(adjective) distasteful; unpleasant
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