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LOTF Vocab #2
LOFT vocab section 2
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English
12th Grade
10/06/2011

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gesticulate
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(verb) to make gestures especially when speaking
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assent
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(verb)to agree to something especially after thoughtful consideration
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tumult
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(noun) disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices; a turbulent uprising (riot)
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ineffectual
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(adj) not producing the proper or intended effect
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jeer
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(verb) to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
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inarticulate
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(adj) uttered or formed without the definite articulations of intelligible speech; not voiced or expressed
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incantation
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(noun) a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
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reverence
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(noun) honor or respect felt or shown; a gesture of respect
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derisive
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(adj) expressing or causing ridicule or scorn to show contempt; expressing laughter in a ridiculed way
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condemnation
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(noun) censure, blame; the act of judicially or being declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation
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