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Vocab Quiz 2
Last of the Mohicans Ch. 11-17
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Literature
7th Grade
05/16/2010
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condolence
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sympathy with another in sorrow
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abstinence
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self-restraint
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avarice
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greed
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purport
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conveyed, professed or implied
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palliate
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to cover with apologies or excuses
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sanguine
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optimistic
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harangue
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a noisy speech made to a large gathering
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immolate
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to sacrifice, to kill
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panoply
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something forming a protective covering
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impetuous
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movement with great force
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pliant
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easily influenced
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed in words
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assiduity
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close application
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orthodoxy
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belief in a set of doctrines (a religion)
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effectual
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producing or able to produce a desired result
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voracity
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state of being ravenous
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commiseration
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to feel compassion
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recumbent
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reclining
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bivouac
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a night guard to prevent a surprise attack
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venial
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forgivable
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furtive
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secret
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proximity
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the quality or state of being close
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jaded
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fatigued by overwork
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limpid
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serene and untroubled
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glacis
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gentle slope
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valetudinarian
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an invalid seeking a cure
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salient
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projecting
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chagrin
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distress
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zenith
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culminating point, the peak
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capitulation
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conditional surrender
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troth
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loyal or pledged faithfulness
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celibacy
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the state of not being married
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billet
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a brief letter
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stipulate
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to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something
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firmament
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heaven
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cessation
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a temporary stopping
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jubilee
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a special anniversary
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escutcheon
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a shield
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lurid
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causing horror/revulsion
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