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Vocabulary List 07
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
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10/21/2009

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blockade
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shutting off a place usually by troops or ships
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traverse
Definition
go or extend across or over
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acclivity
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upward of slope
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stockade
Definition
defensive or confining enclosure
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subordinates
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those lower in rank
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etiquette
Definition
good manners
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deference
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yielding to the opinions or wishes of another
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imperious
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arrogant or domineering
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elude
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evade
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poignant
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emotionally painful; deeply moving
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interminable
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endless
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uncanny
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weird; suggesting superhuman powers
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