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Vocab Lesson 3
Vocab Lesson 3 - H. Amer. Lit.
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Literature
11th Grade
11/02/2006

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Blatant
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obvious
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creditable
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praiseworthy
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ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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hasten
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hurry, accelerate, rush
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laceration
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a cut
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obdurate
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stubborn
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plausible
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can be believed, reasonable
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reprieve
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a respite; postponement of a sentence
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tawdry
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of little value, gaudy
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abstain
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desist, go without, withdraw
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blighted
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damaged, destroyed, ruined
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credulous
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gullible, ready to believe anything
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enshroud
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cover
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haughtiness
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arrogance, pride
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lachrymose
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tearful, sad
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obfuscate
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deliberatly make something difficult to understand
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plethora
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an excess
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repudiate
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shun, eschew
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tedium
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boredom
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absolution
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forgivness, pardon, release
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