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Great ExpectationsVocab2 Part1
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10th Grade
04/19/2009
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Verily (adv)
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truthfully
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Jargon (n)
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Unintelligible language
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Reticence (n)
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shyness
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Extort (v)
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obtain something by force or coercion
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Abase (v)
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lower
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Rapturous (adj)
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ecstatic
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Prostrate (v)
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lie face downward
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Antechamber (n)
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room leading to a larger room
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Diffidence (n)
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shyness
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Endeavor (v)
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try hard to do something
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Crestfallen (adj)
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dejected
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Engender (v)
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create or arise
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Droll (adj)
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oddly amusing
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Approbation (n)
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approval
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Derision (n)
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mocking scorn
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Blatant (adj)
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noisy
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Jocose (adj)
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humorous
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Turnkey (n)
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keeper of keys, jailer
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Superfluous (adj)
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more than necessary, ready to use
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Beset (v)
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harass somebody or something, surrounded by
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Staid (adj)
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sober and steady
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Judicious (adj)
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sensible and wise
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Despondent (adj)
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discouraged
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Remunerative (adj)
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paying money
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Copious (adj)
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abundant, plentiful
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Edify (v)
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enlighten
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Rueful (adj)
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regretful
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Solvency (n)
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ability to pay all just debts
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Interment (n)
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burial
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Servile (adj)
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too obedient
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