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The Eyes Were Watching God vocab
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10th Grade
02/14/2011

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dilated
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verb; expanded or widened
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drawled
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verb; spoke slowly or deliberately
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pugnacious
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adj; aggressive or quarrelsome
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resignation
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noun; full acceptance of something
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sodden
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adj; saturated with moisture
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disillusion
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verb; to let down, disappoint
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frothing
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verb; foaming, causing to foam
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languid
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adj; sluggish, without energy
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revelation
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noun, a surprising realization or announcement
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sanctum
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noun; a sacred place
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conjectures
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noun; guesses or questions
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cosmic
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adj; of or relating to the universe
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dwindled
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verb; made similar
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malice
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noun; having or acting with evil intentions
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mien
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noun; disposition, attitude
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bellowed
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verb; yelled in a low or loud voice
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ceased
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verb; ended
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alliances
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noun; unions to promote common interests
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confidants
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noun; friends, people that can be counted on for friendship or companionship
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counterpane
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noun; a bedspread
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menial
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adj; of or relating to servants; degrading; small; unimportant
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ostentatiously
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adv; pretentiously or excessively displayed
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cur
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noun; a mixed-breed; ill-natured dog; contemptuous person
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insinuations
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noun; plodding or sinister remarks
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counterpane
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noun; a bedspread
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refracted
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verb; deflected from a straight path
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resurrection
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noun; a revival or rebirth
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usurper
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noun; someone or something that seizes or holds by force
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scimitars
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noun; curved swords
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swaggered
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verb; strutted, walked insolently
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rig
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noun; a truck
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scorn
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noun; hatred or contempt for
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brazen
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adj; brash, bold
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conferred
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verb; consulted
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percale
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noun; a tightly woven cloth
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presiding
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verb; over-seeing, in charge of
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tangible
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adj; able to be touched
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temerity
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noun; audacity, boldness
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brute
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noun; an animal, bully
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coquetry
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noun; flirtatiousness
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discomfiture
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noun; embarrassed awkwardness
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fodder
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noun; animal feed
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fractious
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adj; troublesome, irritating
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irked
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adj; irritated
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indifference
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noun; showing no preference
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loins
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noun; the area below the waist (often genitals)
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merciless
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adj; showing no mercy
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promontories
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noun; areas of land that stick out from the mainland into the sea
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prostrating
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verb; lying flat, face downward
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reconciled
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verb; made amends, apologized
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merciless
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adj; showing no mercy
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promontories
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noun; areas of land that stick out from the mainland into the sea
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abyss
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noun; a profound depth of emptiness
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aromatic
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adj; having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-smelling
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excruciating
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adj; intensely painful
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snub
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verb; to ignore or behave coldly toward, to slight
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temporized
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verb; acted evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision
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sashaying
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verb; moving in a dance-like motion
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blotchy
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adj; uneven; spotted; unclear
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denounce
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verb; criticize publicly or harshly
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gaped
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verb; open-mouthed in amazement or wonder
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iodine
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noun; a red-colored antiseptic
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pacify
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verb; to make peaceful; calm
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predecessor
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noun; something that comes before something else
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shabby
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adj; worn-down; over-used
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bushel
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noun; a measurement of hay or grain
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clamored
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verb; demanded noisily, shouted
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hordes
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noun; large groups
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muck
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noun; swampland; dirt or filth
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phosphorescent
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adj; able to continue emitting light after the light source is removed; glowing
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transients
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noun; wanderers; homeless people
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emanations
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noun; sending something out; giving out something
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droves
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noun; animals driven or moving in a group
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homage
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noun; showing respect towards someone or something
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indiscriminate
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adj; not marked by careful distinction
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seraphs
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noun; an order of angels
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desecrators
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noun; people who damage something sacred
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transmutation
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noun; an act or instance of a change
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defilement
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noun; an act or instance of corruption or damage
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fracas
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noun; a rowdy fight
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profusely
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adv; plentiful, copious
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cherubim
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noun; an order of angels, often characterized by a chubby pink face and look of innocence
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fissures
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noun; long, narrowed openings
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peevish
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adj; bad-tempered, irritable
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stolid
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adj; having or revealing no emotion
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sultry
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adj; very humid and hot
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delirium
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noun; a state of uncontrolled excitement or emotions
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disgorged
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verb; discharged violently, spewed
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dishevelment
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noun; the state of disarray or untidiness
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loping
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verb; running in long, easy strides
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privy
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adj; sharing secret or private information
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supplication
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noun; an appeal to authority
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fretful
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adj; inclined to worry
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fetid
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adj; foul-smelling, stinking
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