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voc.2
Lit&Comp
17
Literature
9th Grade
12/11/2010

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desist

Definition
to cease doing something
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doleful

Definition
filled with or expressing grief
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elusive

Definition
hard to hold
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engrossed

Definition
to occupy the full attention of
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frustrate

Definition
to annoy
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imminent

Definition
about to happen
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inclement

Definition
stormy or rainy
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inert

Definition
not able to move or act
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interject

Definition
to insert between other parts or elements
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maudlin

Definition
effusively or tearfully sentimental
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obsess

Definition
a persistant preoccupation w/an idea and emotion
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peruse

Definition
to read w/great attention
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premonition

Definition
an advance warning
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recoil

Definition
flench back
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salient

Definition
noticeable
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symptomatic

Definition
a change in bodily sensation, function or apperance
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wan

Definition
abnormally pale
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