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Vocabulary Words: Kaffir Boy
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Language - English
9th Grade
10/27/2010
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Absolve
 Definition
to set free, discharge from guilt
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Absurb
 Definition
not logical or with reason
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Acidity
 Definition
Sourness, pH values below 7
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Ambivalent
 Definition
uncertain about what to do in the future
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Assailants
 Definition
someone who attacks someone else
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adversary
 Definition
an opponent, or someone who disagrees
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bazaar
 Definition
a shop where goods are sold
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benevolence
 Definition
the disposition to do good, the want to do good, a natural habit of doing good
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bisecting
 Definition
divided into two parts
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bludgeoned
 Definition
a club, or simple weapon
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chocks
 Definition
a block of wood used to prevent movement
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congenital
 Definition
disease present at birth
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contemptuous
 Definition
showing a lack of respect, or scornful
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daunting
 Definition
discouraging through fear
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donned
 Definition
put on clothing
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eerie
 Definition
mysterious/strange
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entourage
 Definition
the group that follows an important person
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facade
 Definition
face, front of building
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faltered
 Definition
hesitation, unsteady
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fancied
 Definition
imaginary, or wanted
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feigned
 Definition
faked, not genuine
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flanked
 Definition
an attack, to protect
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frenzied
 Definition
state of hurry or panic
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furtive
 Definition
secrecy, showing guilt
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grimace
 Definition
a facial expression to express contempt
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gurney
 Definition
a metal stretcher to wheel patients
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haphazardly
 Definition
by mere chance
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harried
 Definition
to harass or disturb constantly
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heed
 Definition
to give careful attention to
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humility
 Definition
to be humble
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imbecile
 Definition
a silly person, foolish
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incessant
 Definition
continuing, without interruption
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inevitably
 Definition
impossible to avoid
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leered
 Definition
to gaze with a sly expression
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lucrative
 Definition
producing wealth
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malady
 Definition
a disorder or disease
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maverick
 Definition
an independent person
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melee
 Definition
confusion, termoil
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meticulous
 Definition
showing extreme care about details
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monarchy
 Definition
supreme power by one person
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mullah
 Definition
Muslim learning in Islamic theology and sacred law
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nemesis
 Definition
retributive justice, something that one cannot conquer
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obligatory
 Definition
legally or morally binding
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obliterated
 Definition
destroyed or leaving no traces
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oblivion
 Definition
have forgotton
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ominous
 Definition
threatening or foretelling evil
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oscillating
 Definition
vibrations, hover, unable to decide between two choices
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panoramic
 Definition
with a wide view
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pathology
 Definition
medical science that studies diseases
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plumes
 Definition
overcharge, pride
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pondered
 Definition
wondered, in thought deeply
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presumptous
 Definition
guessing, assumptious
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prfoundly
 Definition
to great depth, a lot
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prognosis
 Definition
prediction to weather or course of disease
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ruefully
 Definition
sorrow feeling, expressing sorrows
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sallow
 Definition
a sickly yellowish skim colour
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sheepish
 Definition
like or suggestive of sheep.
dumb
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succulent
 Definition
lush or full of juice
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surreal
 Definition
dreamy, or like a dream
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tactless
 Definition
lacking awareness of people's feelings
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tarpaulin
 Definition
waterproof canvas
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tranquil
 Definition
placid, free from disturbance
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trundle
 Definition
can be slid or rolled, like a trundle bed.
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unadulterated
 Definition
not diluted or made unpure.
pure
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unatoned
 Definition
to not make admends
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unrequited
 Definition
not returned or unpaid
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unwtting
 Definition
unintentional, accidental
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veracity
 Definition
havitual observance of truth. honesty
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viable
 Definition
physically fitted to live
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vigil
 Definition
careful attention at night
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