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Honors 1 Mrs. Owen Ursulinestl
short story section
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English
9th Grade
09/13/2006
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precluded
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prevented; made impossible in advance
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retribution
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payback; punishment for a misdeed
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accosted
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greeted, epescially in an aggressive way
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afflicted
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suffering or sickened
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explicit
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clearly stated
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recoiling
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staggering back
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termination
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end
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subsided
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settled down; became less active or intense
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déclassée
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lowered in social status
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rueful
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feeling sorrow or regret
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resplendent
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shining brightly
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disheveled
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disarranged and untidy
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profoundly
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deeply and intensely
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harrowed
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broken up with a harrow, a frame with spikes drawn by a horse or tractor
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precipitous
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steep; sheer
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marauders
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raiders; people who take goods by force
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medley
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a mixture of things not normally found together
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condolences
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expressions of sympathy
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languor
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lack of vigour; weakness; weariness
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succor
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relief; aid; assistance
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