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lessons 6-11
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Education
11th Grade
11/18/2010

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ambuscade
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an ambush- to conceal an attack
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ascribe
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to credit or assign
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eccentric
Definition
deviating from the recognized or customary character
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knave
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an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person
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teem
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to abound or swarm
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wayward
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turning away from what's propper
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clamber
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to climb with difficulty
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hamlet
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a small community/village
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perfunctorily
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performed merely by a routine duty
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sheer
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to swerve or move off course
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burly
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large in bodily size
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conspicuous
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easily seen or noticed
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crane
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elevating the neck
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deference
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respectful submission or yielding to the judgement of another
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dogged
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persistent in effort
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gait
Definition
a manner of walking, stepping, or running
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grizzled
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to make or become gray
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conjurer
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a person who conjures spirits or practices magic
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emaciate
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to make abnormally lean or thin by gradual wasting away of flesh
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grapple
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to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple
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impenetrable
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inaccessible to ideas, influences, etc.
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sagacity
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wise
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subsistence
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the means of supporting life
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abstemious
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sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet
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amiable
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having or showing pleasant, good natured pleasant qualities
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despotic
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showing superiority... a ruler with absolute power
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frugal
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economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing
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prominent
Definition
standing out so as to be seen easily
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ruffian
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a tough, lawless person; roughneck
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ruffled
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to destroy the smoothness or eveness of
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wield
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to exercise power as in ruling or dominating
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despondency
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the state of being depressed
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dire
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causing or involving great fear or suffering
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dissonance
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harsh sound
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garb
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a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive uniform kind
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melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind
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penitential
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proceeding from, or expressive or penitence or repentance- filled with a sense of guilt
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spent
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tired, worn out, exhausted
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steep-v.
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to soak in liquid, bathe
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taboo
Definition
improper or unnaceptable
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