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g.e.chap 1-10 vocab
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26
English
8th Grade
04/16/2008

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Term
ravenous
Definition

adj.

extremely hungry 

Term
gibbet
Definition

n.

gallows 

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forge
Definition

n.

blacksmith's shop 

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impart
Definition

v.

to make known 

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disconsolate
Definition

adj.

hopelessly unhappy 

Term

larceny

 

Definition

n.

the stealing of things to use for yourself 

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consternation
Definition

n.

sudden alarming dread 

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pall
Definition

n.

cloth put over a coffin; coffin 

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rimy
Definition

adj.

covered in rime 

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ague
Definition

n.

the chills 

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obscure
Definition

adj.

random 

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stipulate
Definition

v.

to express demand through terms of an agreement 

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dismal
Definition

adj.

causing gloom 

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Asunder
Definition

adj.

in seperate pieces 

Term
excommunicate
Definition

v.

to expel membership 

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purblind
Definition

adj.

near blind 

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sportive
Definition

adj

playful 

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disdain
Definition

v

scorn 

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denounce
Definition

v.

to condem or criticize publicly 

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genteel
Definition

adj.

belonging to higher society 

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contemptuous
Definition

v.

showing or expressing contempt 

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assent
Definition

v.

to agree 

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Penitence
Definition

adj.

feeling regretful for one's sins 

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rumination
Definition

v.

to chew the cud 

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felicitous
Definition

adj.

well-suited for the occasion 

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oblige
Definition

v.

to agree 

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