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english vocab p.130-143
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English
11th Grade
11/29/2007

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autobiography
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author writes about himself
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aphorism
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A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion

A brief statement of a principle

synonym: saying

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indentured
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bound by contract to serve another person for period of time
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ingenious
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exhibiting creative ability; inventive
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infidel
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an unbeliever
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mortification
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feeling of shame, humiliation, or embarrassment
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oblige
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to be kindly accomodating
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shilling
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British coin equal to one-twentieth of a pound

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Quakers
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members of the society of friends, a Christian religious group founded in the seventeenth century
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ignorant
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"uneducated" or "uninformed"
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signifies
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"has importance or meaning"
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inference

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gathering or meaning that's implied by statement or aphorism
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absolute
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complete; certain; final
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sluggard
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one who is usually lazy or idle
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conspire
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joinor act together, especially to carry out some secret or evil deed or for a hidden or illegal purpose
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miser
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someone who is reluctant to give or spend money
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exposition
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type of pros writing
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distinctive
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different in qualityor kind; seperate
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drove
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group of animals moving or being driven along together
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ambulatory
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moving from place to place
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