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Anna Karenin Vocabulary
39 Vocabulary Words from Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenin"
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11th Grade
12/19/2010
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Exasperation
 Definition
irritation
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Conceal
 Definition
to hide
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Aloof
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apart
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Irrevocable
 Definition
unchangeable
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Emanates
 Definition
come forth
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Jade
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stone/jewelry
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Crevice
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crack, split
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Homage
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to show respect to
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Vociferous
 Definition
crying out noisily, loud
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Torpor
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dullness, slowness
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Nuptial
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something to do with marriage
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Frivolity
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not serious
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Ardent
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passionate
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Slovenly
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unclean, dirty
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Unperturbed
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calm, collected
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Stoically
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impassively
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Lament
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sorrow, regret
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Atrocities
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horrible things
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Sentry
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a guard
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Encumbered
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to block
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Facetious
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amusing
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Infidelity
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unfaithfulness
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Spinster
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unmarried woman
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Dowry
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marriage gift
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Culprit
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a guilty person
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Futile
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unsuccessful
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Emaciation
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starving, very thin
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Scowl
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a gloomy or threatening look
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Advocate
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argument for
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Poignant
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sensitive (keen to emotions)
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Deluge
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flood
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Prowess
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ability, skill
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Phrenology
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science of the brain
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Voluptuous
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sensuously pleasing or delightful
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Gendarme
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policeman
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Impeccable
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perfect, flawless
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Precarious
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unstable, insecure
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Fraught
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filled with
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Knave
 Definition
young man without morals
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