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Les Miserables Vocab
The vocabulary for the Les Miserables test.
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Language - English
8th Grade
04/07/2010

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Cravat
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n. a short wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt
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Promenade
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n. a leisurely walk, typically one taken in a public place
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Apace
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adv. swiftly, quickly
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Lugubrious
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adj. looking or sounding sad and dismal
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Prefecture
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n. a district under the government of a project
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Collated
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v. collected and combined into proper order
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Untoward
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adj. inappropriate or inconvenient.
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Ignominy
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n. public shame or disgrace
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Affliction
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n. something that causes pain or suffering
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Keel
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n. the longitudinal structure structure along the centerline at the bottom of a vessel's hull
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Sullen
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adj. bad-tempered and sulky
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Remonstrated
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v. make a forceful protest
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Timorous
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adj. showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or lack of confidence
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Perdition
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n. a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death
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Coquetry
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n. a flirtatious behavior or manner
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Lackadaisical
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adj. lacking enthusiasm and determination
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Affable
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adj. friendly, good natured, or easy to talk to
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Prodigious
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adj. remarkably or impressively great in size, extent, or degree
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Edifice
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n. a building, esp. a large imposing one
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Assizes
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n. a court that formerly sat at internals in each county of England and Wales
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Pernicious
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adj. having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way
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Ineffable
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adj. too great or extreme or described in words.
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Chimera
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n. a fire breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpents tail.
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Harangues
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n. a lengthy and aggressive speech
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Pestiferous
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adj. harboring infection and disease
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Propitious
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adj. giving or indicating a good chance of success
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Grating
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adj. sounding harsh and unpleasant
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Pedantic
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adj. slow and unimaginative
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Ossified
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adj. turned into a bone or bony tissue
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Opulent
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adj. ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish
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