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"Owl Creek" Vocabulary
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
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09/14/2005

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acclivity
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an upward slope, as of a hill
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ardently
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with warm feelings, passionately
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aspirated
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pronounced in a breathy way
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commingle
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mixed, blended
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delirium
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a state of mental confusion
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dictum
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an authoritative, formal pronouncement
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direst
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having the worst possible consequences, urgent, desperate
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gesticulate
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to make motions while speaking
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed, indescribable
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interminable
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endless, seeming to last forever
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manifestations
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a form in which something is revealed; a public demonstration
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oscillation
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the act of moving back and forth
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periodicity
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recurrence at regular intervals
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secessionist
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a person maintaining the right to withdraw from a group
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smitten
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affected sharply with great feeling; suffered a heavy blow
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