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The Seperate Peace
Chapter 1-13 Vocab
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Language - English
9th Grade
03/02/2010

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tacit
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unspoken
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capacious
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large and roomy
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convalescence
Definition
period of recovery
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salient
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an outward projection
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inveigle
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entice
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indulgent
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lenient or pleasure-seeking
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preoccupied
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worried; concerned with another matter
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inane
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silly
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temperamental
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moody or irritable
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compliance
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fulfillment or obedience
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venerable
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old and respected
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entrenched
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well-established
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anarchy
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disorder
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dictates
Definition
governing principles; commands
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insidious
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working or harmful in a subtle or stealthy manner
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inebriating
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intoxicating, exhilarating, exciting
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suppleness
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agility
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obliterated
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wiped out
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solace
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comfort
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enmity
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hostility
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effulgence
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radiance, brilliance
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undulation
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wave
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denounce
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condemn
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irresolutely
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uncertainly
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erratic
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unpredictable
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Decalogue
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Ten Commandments
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reverie
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daydream
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exhorted
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urged
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emissaries
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representatives
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turbid
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muddy
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sinecure
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any office that brings advantage with little or no work
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automaton
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robot
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dispensations
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indulgences; exemptions or releases from obligations or rules
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salient
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prominent
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derision
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scorn
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innards
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entrails
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insinuating
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introducing something in a gradual, covert way
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rankest
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coarsest, worst, lowest
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treachery
Definition
deceit; betrayal
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fratricide
Definition
killing of one's brother (relative, close friend, fellow country men)
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dispiritedly
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dejectedly, apathetically, sadly
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encumbrance
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burden
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senatorial
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suitable for a senator
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discernible
Definition
visible
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opulent
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wealthy
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sobriety
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seriousness, clearheadedness
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reticent
Definition
reserved
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aphorisms
Definition
sayings, maxims, adages
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pungent
Definition
strong odor
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poignance
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emotional importance
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pretense
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charade, affection
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sententiousness
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expression of much in few words
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enfeebled
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made weak
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cacophony
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dissonance
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accolade
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tribute
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latent
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potential
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encroachments
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trespasses
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concocted
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invented
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gradations
Definition
shades, degrees
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presaged
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foretold
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aesthete
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one highly sensitive to art and beauty
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querulous
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complaining
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rejoinder
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response
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speculatively
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thoughtfully
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imperceptibly
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unnoticeably
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primeval
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belonging to the first or earliest age
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terminus
Definition
end
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preposterous
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ridiculous
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infantile
Definition
childish
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deluded
Definition
deceived
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ruefully
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remorsefully
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balustrade
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banister, railing
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torpidly
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lazily
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incarnate
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personified
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obstinate
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stubborn
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minced
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walked with dainty steps
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derangement
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disorder, particularly mental disturbance
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desolating
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forlorn, wretched
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incongruity
Definition
something out of place
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irreconcilably
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without being able to come to agreement
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impervious
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incapable of being penetrated or affected
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animosity
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hostility
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precariously
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insecurely
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bellicose
Definition
belligerent; looking for a fight
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reprieve
Definition
temporary relief
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cordiality
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gracious courtesy
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assimilate
Definition
incorporate, integrate
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