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A Tale of Two Cities:Vocabulary list #1
Helps if you read "A Tale of Two Cities"
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9th Grade
01/22/2015
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Atrocious
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Savage, Cruel
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Besmirched
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Soil, Sully the honor of
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Billets
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Firewood cut in short, Thick pieces
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Cadaverous
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Resembling a dead person
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Conceded
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Give over, surrender, Relinquish
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Depiction
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Graphic or vivid verbal description
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Despoiled
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Strip of possessions, Rob, Plunder
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Discrimination
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Unfair treatment because of prejudice
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Frolicsome
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Full of high-spirited fun
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Hoisted
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Raise or haul up
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Jostling
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Shove, Push, Knock against
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Mire
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Wet, Swampy ground; Tough situation
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Modicum
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A small amount, Limited quantity
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Mutilate
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Destroy or alter so as to make unrecongnizable
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Myriads
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Large indefinite number
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Potentate
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One who wields great power
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Prophetic
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Predict, Foresee
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Scavenger
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Someone who collects things other have discarded
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Snuffed
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Sniff or smell inquiringly
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Tempest
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Violent wind or disturbance
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