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Les Miserables vocab
Les Miserables vocab
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8th Grade
04/07/2010
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cravat
 Definition
a piece of cloth worn around the neck, a neck tie
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promenade
 Definition
a walk or stroll
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apace
 Definition
quickly
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lugubrious
 Definition
gloomy in an exaggerated manner
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prefecture
 Definition
official residence of a prefect
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collated
 Definition
to put in a proper arrangement
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untoward
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improper or unfavorable
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ignominy
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disgrace or dishonor
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affliction
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a state of pain
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keel
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a ship or a boat
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sullen
 Definition
gloomy, depressing
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remonstrated
 Definition
to plead in protest
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timorous
 Definition
full of fear
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perdition
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a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation
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coquetry
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flirting
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lackadaisical
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showing lack of interest
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affable
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pleasant and easy to approach
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prodigious
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amazing, of great power
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edifice
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any elaborately constructed institution
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assizes
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court session held periodically in England
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pernicious
 Definition
cause great injury
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ineffable
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inexpressible
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chimera
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a monster
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harangues
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a long speech
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pestiferous
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bringing or bearing disease
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propitious
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presenting favorable circumstances
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grating
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a framework of bars over a window
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pedantic
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ostentatious in one's learning
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ossified
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hardened like or into bone
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opulent
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wealthy, rich, or affluent
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