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Kenya Vocab
Jackie Owens IHS Global Lit Kenya Vocab
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9th Grade
04/04/2011

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sojourn
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a temporary stay
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homage
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respect paid or rendered
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resounding
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impressively complete or utterly loud
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prostrate
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Lying face down on the ground, as in token of humility, submission, or adoration
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trudge
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to walk laboriously or wearily
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bewilder
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to confuse or puzzle
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smoulder
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to exist in a suppressed state
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incessant
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continuing without interruption
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staunch
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strong, steadfast, loyal
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injunction
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command or order
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tremulous
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quavering: (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
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vehemence
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intensity or forcefulness of expression
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obstinate
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stubborn: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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enigmatic
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not clear to the understanding
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beseech
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to ask for or request earnestly
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beset
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to attack from all sides; to trouble persistently; harass
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augur
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to serve as an omen of; foretell
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renounce
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to reject; disown
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alienate
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to cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange
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depose
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to remove from office or power
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