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In Cold Blood Vocab
Barbokow Honoes
29
English
10th Grade
01/13/2008

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abstemious
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sparing or moderate in eating or drinking
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equanimity
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composure under strain
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diminutive
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smaller than usual
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despondency
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depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope
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fidelity
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loyalty
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fastidious
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hard to please
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truncated
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shortened by having a part cut off
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encumbrance
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something burdensome
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agoraphobic
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fear of open or public places
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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usurp
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to seize and hold by force without legal right
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edifice
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building of large or imposing appearance
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caustic
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sarcastic
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delineate
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to trace the outline of
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affable
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warm; friendly
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prolific
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productive
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beatitude
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supreme blessedness
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pugnacity
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inclined to quarrel
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amiable
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having or showing pleasant qualities
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enigmatic
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perplexing, mysterious
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expurgated
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to amend by removing words
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odious
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deserving or causing hatred
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contrition
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sincere remorse
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innocuous
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not harmful or injurious
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venerable
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commanding respect beacuse of great age or dignity
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animosity
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ill will
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prevaricate
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to speak falsely
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commodious
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spacious and convenient
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