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Great Expectations Vocab. 2
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03/21/2005

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Lament
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to express grief for; mourn
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Frivolous
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silly; not serious
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Glutinous
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sticky; resembling glue
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Dissipation
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an amusement; a diversion
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Entreaty
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a request or plea
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Felicitous
Definition
exhibiting an agreeable appropriate manner of style
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Infamous
Definition
having a bad reputation
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Engender
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to bring into existence; to give rise to
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Infallible
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incapable of failure; certain
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Insolence
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offensiveness; disrespectfullness
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Magnanimity
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generous of sprit; liberality of bestowing gifts
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Melancholy
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gloom, depression, or sadness
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Induce
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to cause or bring about
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Malevolence
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wishing evil to others
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Malice
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a deisre to harm others or to see others suffer
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Inscrutable
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difficult to understand; mysterious
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Ingrate
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an ungrateful person; showing no gratitude
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Indignation
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anger accused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy
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Incongruity
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disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
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Guile
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to deceive; a deceit
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