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Heart of Darkness Vocab sections 2 & 3
Vocabulary for Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, parts 2 & 3
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English
11th Grade
12/19/2011

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sagacious
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shrewd
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implacable
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restless
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inscrutable
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impossible to understand
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impudence
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impertinence; rudeness
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intrepid
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fearless
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serried
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standing close together
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fusillade
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series of shots fired all at the same time or in quick succession
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inestimable
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too great to calculate
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disparage
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regard as being of little worth
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prodigious
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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
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ostentatious
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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display
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peroration
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the concluding part of a speech
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altruistic
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unselfish
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duffer
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stupid person
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harlequin
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a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond patterned costume
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audacity
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the willingness to take bold risks
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motley
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incongruously varied in appearance or character
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abscond
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leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft
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jocose
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playful or humorous
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languor
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state of feeling tired
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fecund
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producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new grow
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exultation
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rejoicing
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irresolute
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showing or feeling hesitancy
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inexorable
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impossible to stop or prevent
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tenebrous
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dark; shadowy or obscure
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obsequiously
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obediently or attentively to a servile degree
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sarcophagus
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a stone coffin typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civs of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
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