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A Separate Peace Vocab 12
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English
9th Grade
03/22/2012

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primeval
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of or relating to the earliest of ages
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terminus
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a final goal or finishing point
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urbane
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notably polite or polished in manner
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stealthy
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slow, deliberate, and sercret in action or character; sneaky
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inveigle
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to win over by wiles; to inquire by flattery
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guileful
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decietful; cunning
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incongruity
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quality or state of being not harmonious; inconsistent with itself
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precarious
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depending on unknown conditions; not definite
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assert
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to share or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
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assimilate
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to take in and utilize as nourishment; take into the mind and comprehend; adapt
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undulations
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arising and falling in waves
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impervious
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not allowing entrance or passage
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bellicose
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favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
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disconcerting
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thrown into confusion; disturbed by the composure of; disturbing
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indignation
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anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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matriarchal
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describing a women that rules or dominates a familiy or society
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insidious
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awaiting a chance to entrap; harmful but enticing
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inebriating
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to exhilerate or stupefy as if by liquor
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eccentric
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deviating from conventional usage or conduct in especially odd ways
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sinecure
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an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
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asthete
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one having or effecting sensitivity to the beautidul especially in art
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innate
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existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth
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languid
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drooping or flagging from exhaustion; sluggish
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