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Final Exam Vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
06/03/2008

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Term

 

apostolic

Definition

 

[adj]

of or relating to an apostle

Term

 

falconry

Definition

 

[noun]

the art of training hawks to hunt in cooperation with a person, or the sport of hunting with them

Term

 

threshold

Definition

 

[noun]

the plane, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a doorsill

Term

 

pontificial

Definition

 

[adj]

of or relating to a pontiff (members of priests of ancient Rome)

Term

 

jubilation

Definition

 

[noun]

an act of rejoicing; the state of being jubilant

Term

 

solicitudes

Definition

 

[noun]

attentative care and pocessiveness; to cause anxiety or concern

Term

 

gestating

 

Definition

 

to concieve and gradually develop in the mind

Term

 

superfluous

Definition

 

[adj]

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Term

 

morass

Definition

 

marsh or swamp

Term

 

languid

Definition

 

drooping as if from exhaustion

Term

 

pommel

Definition

 

[noun]

the knob on the hilt of a sword

Term

 

martydom

Definition

 

[noun]

the suffering of death on account of adherence

Term

 

profanation

Definition

 

[noun]

the act or an instant of treating something sacred with abuse

Term

 

retinue

 

Definition

 

[noun]

the body of retainers who follow a distinguished person

Term

 

oblique

Definition

 

not straight forward

Term

 

complicity

 

Definition

 

[noun]

involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or crime

Term

 

filched

Definition

 

[tr. v.]

to snitch or give up

Term

 

enigma

Definition

 

[noun]

one that is puzzling or inexplicable

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untrammled

Definition

 

[adj]

not confined or limited

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diligence

Definition

 

earnest; persistent application to an undertaking

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