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List # 6
3rd Quarter vocabulary
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Literature
12th Grade
02/26/2009

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imperial
Definition
Of or relating to an empire or emperor
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affliction
Definition
great suffering, distress, or its cause
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garrulous
Definition
Talkative
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conjecture
Definition
to form an opinion without definite evidence; to guess
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dilapidated
Definition
Fallen into ruin or decay; shabby
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interminable
Definition
Seemingly endless
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enterprising
Definition
Showing initiative, especially in beginning new projects
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repose
Definition
relaxation; tranquility; eternal rest
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degenerate
Definition
having declined in condition or character; deteriorated
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ruinous
Definition
Causing ruin; destructive
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impropriety
Definition
the quality of being improper; inappropriate behavior
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malevolence
Definition
a disposition to wish harm to others; ill will
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equanimity
Definition
evenness of temper; calmness
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hypothesis
Definition
an unproved explanation or assumption
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seclusion
Definition
separation from others; isolation
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legacy
Definition
an inheritance
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reproach
Definition
an expression of disapproval; a reprimand
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doggedly
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In a stubbornly persistent manner; obstinately
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trepidation
Definition
nervous anticipation; anxiety
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obliquely
Definition
In a slanting or sloping direction
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