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a tale of two cities vocab 1
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03/09/2004
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superlative
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superior to all others
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atrocious
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extremely wicked, cruel
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sixpence
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sum of six pennies
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nondescript
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not described well or easily
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blunderbuss
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an obsolete, short-barreled firearm
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substratum
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a part, an underlying layer
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adjuration
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a sworn oath
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expeditiously
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quickly
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perpetuation
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something lasting forever
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inscruatble
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not understood
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opiate
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something that dulls the pain
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cadaverous
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pale
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emacniated
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to beocme or make extremely thing esp. by starvation
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coppice
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a thicket or grove of small trees that is usually maintained
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sonorous
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producing sound; resonant, loud
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consignment
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a delivery, a shipment,
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oblivion
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state of being forgotten
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disconcerted
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frustrated, upset or embarassed
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vestige
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visible trace of something that once existed but doesn't now
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modicum
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a small amount
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offal
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the waste of a product
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admonitory
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warning or reproving
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obliterated
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destroyed utterly; left no trace of
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cohenetly
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logically consistent
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lethargy
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laziness
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submissive
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submitting or surrendering; obediance, resignation
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coercion
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force
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traversed
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to be crossed
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encompassed
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surrounded
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postilion
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one who rides the near horse of the leaders to guide the horses drawing a coach
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