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Great Expectations Vocabulary
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10th Grade
01/02/2012
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elude
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to avoid, escape
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lair
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an abode
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augmented; augument
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added; to make larger
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connubial
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having to do with marriage
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consternation
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confusion from a alarming realization; dismay
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disconsolately
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hopelessly unhappy; cannot be consoled
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elixir
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mixture of alcohol and water usually containing medicine
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emphatic
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with emphasis
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imbrue
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to stain
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impart
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to tell
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interlocutor
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a person involved in a conversation
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interpose
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to place between
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pall
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anything that covers, usually with darkness or gloom
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prevailing
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current
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remonstrance
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a protest or objection
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reproach
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to criticize, dislike, disapprove
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squall
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a sudden disturbance or wind storm
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trenchant
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incisive, energetic, effective (like quick witted, criticism)
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cravat
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type of necktie
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fetter
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shackles or chains
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impel
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to drive or force someone to do something
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imprecation
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cursing
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rank
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rotten
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riveted
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joined or fastened
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shroud
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something that covers or conceals
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abhorrence
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utter loathing
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aspiration
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ambition; aim
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chandler
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a person who makes candles or other wax-made items
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commiseration
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to feel or express sorrow or sympathy; to pity
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conciliatory
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to become agreeable or reconciled
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contumacious
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stubbornly disobedient
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countenance
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appearance; expression
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declamation
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a formal dramatic speech
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deduce
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to make a conclusion; infer
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divulge
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to reveal
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ensue
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to follow in order; as a result
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expectorate
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to cough up
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goad
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sharp stick used for guiding animals
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imperious
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commanding or haughty
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couplet
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a pair of lines in a verse that normally rhyme
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intimate
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close personal relations
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presentiment
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a feeling that something [bad] will happen
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prodigal
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wasteful; lavish
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regale
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to entertain
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trifle
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something with little importance
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blithe
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cheerful and carefree
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apparition
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an appearance of something unexpected or strange
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dispel
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to drive something away
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stipulate
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to make a demand as a condition of an agreement
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execrate
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to detest or damn
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grovel
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to humble oneself in a subservient manner; suck up
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inference
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using logic to draw conclusion
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joviality
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merriment or happiness
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liberality
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generosity
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stifle
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to quell
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dregs
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least valuable part
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exonerated
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to clear from guilt or blame
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pilfer
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to steal in small quantities
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abolution
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callous
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rough; hardened; insensitive
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contrive
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to plan or scheme
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asunder
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into separate parts
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drudge
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to do hard work
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epistle
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letter
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erudition
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scholarly knowledge
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indispensable
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absolutely necessary
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infirmity
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physical weakness or ailment
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oration
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formal public speech
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patronage
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financial support by a businessman or other person
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penitent
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feeling guilty due to wrongdoing
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perspicuity
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clearness
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rasp
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a grating noise
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sagacious
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keen in mind
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dogged
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persistent in effort
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venerate
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to regard with reverence
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affinity
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a natural liking for
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contemptuous
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disdainful, scornful
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disputatious
 Definition
argumentative
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