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Great Expectations
Vocab - Jensen "Fragments of Autobio"
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English
8th Grade
01/11/2009
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domestic
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having to do with the family or house
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drudge
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someone who does hard, tedious work
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compassion
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pity
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singular
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extraordinary, strange
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abutting
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bordering on
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literally
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really
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wainscot
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to line a room or wall with fabric or wood paneling
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counting house
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a place in which a business carries out its financial house
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attain
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to arrive at through effort
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incompatible
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conflicting
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pantomime
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a drama performed soley with actions and gestures
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fancy
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imagination; creativeness
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emulation
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the imitation of another with the idea of equalling or going beyond
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humiliation
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disgrace or shame
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desolate
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deserted; lonely
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emcamped
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to share living accomodations temporarily
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apparition
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a strange sight
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embellishment
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ornamentation
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exclusive
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not shared with another person
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counsel
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advice
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confectioner
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a person who makes herself sweet food
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currant
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a seedless raisin
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resort
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to go ofter
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inscription
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a short message written on or carved into a hard surface
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resources
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available money or property
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ineffectual
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not producing a desired result
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anticipate
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to use in advance as in allowance or legacy
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lounge
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to spend idly
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vagabond
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a wanderer
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exquisitely
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intensely
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expeditious
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fast and efficient
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reconcile
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to accept or agree to something
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remonstrated
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to protest
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remonstrance
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a protest
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insolvent
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not able to pay debts
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borough
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a self-governing town;a unit of a larger city
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excruciating
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intense
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dexterity
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skill; cleverness
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solitary
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alone
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oppression
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something that weighs heavily on the mind, body, or senses
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accommodate
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to settle differences, reconcile
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allusion
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an indirect but meaningful reference
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remote
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distant; slight
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impart
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to give; to make known
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endure
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to last; to tolerate
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tithe
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a tax or contribution; 1/10 or any small amount
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