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IKWTCBS Ch. 1-15 Vocab
English 1 Honors
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English
9th Grade
11/30/2008

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calamitous
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disastrous
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thwarted
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to prevent the occurence, realization, or attainment of
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rancor
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bitter, hatred, malice
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obsession
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the domination of one's thoughts by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
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tedious
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marked by tedium, long and tiresome
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heinous
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hateful, totally reprehensible
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disenchanted
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to free from illusion or false belief, undeceive
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anachronism
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something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time
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impudent
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obsolete, shameless or brazenly immodest, boldness
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detest
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to feel abhorrence of; hate, dislike intensely
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ominous
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evil or harm, foreboding, threatening
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insolent
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boldly rude or disrespectful, insulting
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admonish
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to urge to a duty, remind
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vex
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anger
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vocation
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a particular occupation, business, or profession, calling in life
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apprehensive
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uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
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quandary
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state of perplexity or uncertainty, confusion, dilemma
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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen, diminish
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morose
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gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood
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obscure
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not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain
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inequity
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lack of equity; unfairness, favoritism or bias
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aristocrat
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a noble; a person who has taste, manners, etc.; characteristics of members of an aristocracy
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incessant
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continuing without interruption, ceaseless, unending
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