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Brave New World Vocab
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English
8th Grade
04/10/2008

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Geniality
Definition
The state of being friendly and cheer

N.
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Proliferate
Definition
To Increase Rapidly in number; to multiply

V.
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Burgeoned
Definition
To grow or increase rapily; flourished

V.
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Interminable
Definition
Having or seeming to have no end; eternal

Adj.
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Enumerated
Definition
Mentioned 1 by 1

V.
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inculcate
Definition
To instill or teach by pesistent instruction or repitions.

V.
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Aperture
Definition
An opening, hole, or gap

N.
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Surreptitious
Definition
Acting or doing something secretly

Adj.
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Squalid
Definition
Extremely dirty and Unpleasant

Adj.
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Stupor
Definition
A state or condition of complete suspended sensibility; daze

N.
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Rapturously
Definition
In a manner characterized by feelling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

Adv.
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Ruminating
Definition
Thinking deeply about something

V.
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Melancholy
Definition
n.: a deep reflecting long lasting sadness. Adj: sad, gloomy or depressed
Term
Atonement
Definition
Making ammends for a wrong, offense or injury

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Purtrid
Definition
Decayinig or roting and producing a fould smell; repulsive or unpleasant.

Adj.
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Obstinately
Definition
In a manner stuburnly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action in spite of reason, arguments or persuation.

Adv.
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Incredulity
Definition
The state of being unable or unwilling to believe something.

N.
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Differential
Definition
Showing humble submission and respect

Adj.
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Heinous
Definition
Hatefully or shockingly evil or wicked

Adj.
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Abjectly
Definition
1. In a manner that is extremely unpleasant, extremely bad, or degrading.

2. In a manner lacking complete pride or diginity

Adv.
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Discord
Definition
N.: A lack of agreement or harmony between people or things
V: to disagree
Term
Indignation
Definition
Anger or annoyance prevoked by what i percieved as unfair treatment

N.
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Reproach
Definition
V.: to express disapproval or dissapointment
N: The expression of disapointment or disapproval
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Ingenuity
Definition
The quality of being clever, original, and inventive

N.
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Superfluous
Definition
Exceeding what is necesary or sufficient

Adj.
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