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Literature
9th Grade
05/19/2009

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Pernicious
Definition

adj. 

causing great injury or ruin 

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Augment
Definition

v.

to increase ; to enlarge

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Grievance
Definition

n.

injustice; complaint

 

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Trangression
Definition

n.

wrongdoing; sin

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Heretics
Definition

n.

those who hold to a belief opposed to the established teachings of the church

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Cunning
Definition

n.

Cleverness; slyness

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Vile
Definition

adj.

worthless

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Predominant
Definition

adj.

having dominating influence over others

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Intercession
Definition

n.

the act of pleading on behalf of another

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Elucidate
Definition

v.

to make clear or plain

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Prodigious
Definition

adj.

great in number

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Scourge
Definition

n.

a source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation; a means of infliccting punishment

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Inherent
Definition

adj.

existing as an essential part or characteristic

 

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Adamant
Definition

adj.

stubbornly unyielding

 

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Contemptible
Definition

adj.

desreving of contempt; despicable

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Devoid
Definition

adj.

copletely lacking; destitute or empty

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Jeer
Definition

v.

to speak or shout in a mocking manner

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Haggard
Definition

adj.

appearing wornand exhausted; gaunt

 

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Repugnance
Definition

n.

extreme dislike

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Vexation
Definition

n.

the act of annoying, irritating, or vexing

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Intuition
Definition

n.

the act of annoying, irritatung, or vexing

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Genesis
Definition

n.

the origin of something

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Archaic
Definition

adj.

no longer current or applicable; old or outdated

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Suavity
Definition

n.

smooth and gracious manner

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Wily
Definition

adj.

full of tricks, cunning and deceptive

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Shirk
Definition

v.

to avoid or neglect a duty or responsibilty

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Haughty
Definition

adj.

scornfully and condescendingly proud

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Loathsome
Definition

adj.

inspiring great dislike or disgust

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Knead
Definition

v.

to mix, make, or shape by stretchingnwith the hands

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Garish
Definition

adj.

marked by excessive color or ornamentation; gaudy

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Pligrimage
Definition

n.

journey to a sacred place or shrine

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Immutable
Definition

adj.

not likely to change

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Adept
Definition

adj.

very skilled

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Facetious
Definition
playfully humorous; not serious
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Insatiable
Definition

adj.

impossible to satisfy

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Aloof
Definition

adj.

distant physically or emotionally; reserved amd remote

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Waver
Definition

v.

to move unsteadily back and forth, as in indecision

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Quaint
Definition

adj.

charmingly unique, especially in a old-fashioned way

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Desolate
Definition

adj.

devoid of inhabitants; deserted

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Woe
Definition

n.

deep distress or misery, as from grief

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Intent
Definition

n.

an aim or purpose

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Languid
Definition

adj.

lacking energy or vitality; weak

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feint
Definition

n.

decpetive action calculated to divert attention from one's real purpose

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Sinister
Definition

adj.

suggesting or threatening evil

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Cease
Definition

v.

to put an end to; discontinue

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Genteel
Definition

adj.

marked by refinement in taste and manners

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Defiance
Definition

n.

bold resistance to an apposing force or authority

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Console
Definition

v.

to ease the sorrow or grief of someone

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Incognito
Definition

adj.

with one's identity disguised or concealed

 

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Trundle
Definition

v.

to move along by or as if by rolling or spinning

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