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Dr. Larry Edgertons SCE
First list of vocab
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English
Undergraduate 1
06/22/2009

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Corncrakes
Definition
A common Eurasian bird (Crex crex) with a short bill and brownish-yellow plumage, found in grain fields and meadows.
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Waffed
Definition
To wave or flutter or to cause to do so.
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Horse Cloth
Definition
a cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings
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Wavelets
Definition
a small wave, ripple
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Hubbub
Definition
Loud noise, confusion and turmoil
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Insolent
Definition
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting
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Repose
Definition
at rest, tranquility
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Cherry Bay Drops
Definition
dont know
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Zeal
Definition
Enthusiastic and energetic (especially for idea)
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Guile
Definition
a cunning, deceitful, or treacherous quality
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Postilion
Definition
somebody riding the left-hand front horses drawing a carriage
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Trepidation
Definition
fear of uneasieness about the future; involuntary trembling
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Battalon
Definition
army unite
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Boudoir
Definition
women’s bedroom or private sitting room
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Obsequious
Definition
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow, obedient dull
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Eau-de-Cologne
Definition
good smelling perfume
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Floundering
Definition
to make clumsy uncontrolled movements
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Servile
Definition
too wlling to agree with somebody or to do anything; relating to work that is considered menial or degrating
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Knaves
Definition
a man who is considered dishonest and deceitful; a man servant
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Parquette (Parquet)
Definition
flooring consisting o blocks of wood laid in a decorative pattern
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Lumber-room
Definition
where pieces of furnture were stored that weren't in use
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Swooned
Definition
to be overwhelmed by happiness, excitement, adoration, or infatuation, experience a sudden and usually brief loss of consciousness
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Crimean Ford
Definition
DOnt know
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Tawny
Definition
orangey brown, hint of gold
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Nursling
Definition
something fostered; child being card for; breastfed infant
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Filter
Definition
straining device
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Steward
Definition
property manager, hotel or club manager
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Dissolute
Definition
indulging in vice, overindulging in something immoral harmful
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Sullen
Definition
Hostilely silent, cloudy dull, slow
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Dissipated
Definition
overindulging, squandered, showing overindulgence
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Ginshop
Definition
A shop or barroom where gin is sold as a beverage.
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Samovar
Definition
Russian Tea Urn
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Serenely
Definition
Peaceful, controlled, bright without clouds
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Perturbation
Definition
disturbance and trouble, a disturbed state, cause trouble
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Roable (ruble)
Definition
Russian Currency
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Capricious
Definition
given to sudden changes
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Wiles
Definition
cunning behavior
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Snuff
Definition
extinguish flame, destroy something, trim wick of candle
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Gingerbread Cock
Definition
gingerbread cookie in the shape of the rooster
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Porter
Definition
luggage carrier, railcar attendant, dark beer, superintendent
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Titanic
Definition
very large or strong, powerful
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Woe Betide
Definition
unfortunate happening (to someone)
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Nag
Definition
Ask someone repeatedly, persistent and bothersome
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Zealously
Definition
actively and unreserved enthusiastic (full of)
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Stupefied
Definition
to amaze someone, make somebody unable to think clearly
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Flail
Definition
thrash around, hit something
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Copse
Definition
small lowland woodland.
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Scythe
Definition
an implement with a long handle and a long curved single-edged blade, used to cut grass, crops
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Seigniorial
Definition
a feudal lord
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Askew
Definition
at an angle
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Melancholy
Definition
sad, depressed
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Russet
Definition
reddish brown, potato, homespun fabric
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Carcass
Definition
dead body of an animal, remains, basic structure
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Satiated
Definition
gratify desire, provide to much of something desirable
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Nero
Definition
A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.
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Petite Maitresse
Definition
Young elegant in appearance and manners affected and pretentious, small mistress
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Apocryphal
Definition
not true
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Saracen
Definition
Muslim opposing Christian Crusades, member of ancient desert people
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Nomadic
Definition
member of people who move seasonally for food or water
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Capriciously
Definition
Sudden changes, unexpected
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Sublime
Definition
beautiful, morally worthy, complete, excellent
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Foliage
Definition
leaves, building ornamentation
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Languor
Definition
tiredness, listlessness in speech or behavior, heaviness in atmosphere
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Wonted
Definition
usual or typical
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Ma Petite Blonde
Definition
my little blonde
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Pacific
Definition
Bringing peace, unaggressive
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Perilous
Definition
very dangerous, deadly
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League
Definition
group with common goals, level of skill
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Mignonne
Definition
very delicate and pretty
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Cudgel
Definition
short heavy club
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Prudence
Definition
is the exercise of sound judgment in practical affairs.
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Clemency
Definition
showing mercy, act of mercy
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Poniard
Definition
small dagger
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Sultana
Definition
dried grape, sultans wife/mother/sister
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Courtesan
Definition
high-class prostitute
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Imperious
Definition
haughty and domineering
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Stupefy
Definition
to amaze, make someone not think clearly
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Voluptuously
Definition
sensual, indulgent
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Amourous
Definition
illicit love affair
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Coquettishly
Definition
Coquette-woman who flirts
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Rosettes
Definition
rose-shaped badge, ornament, marking, cluster of leaves
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Lissome
Definition
gracefully flexible, quick
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Burnished
Definition
shiny, lustrous
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Eventide
Definition
same as evening
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Niche
Definition
suitable place for somebody, specialized market, place in nature
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Hermitage
Definition
isolated place, solitude
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Manna
Definition
unexpected benefit, sweet substance from tree
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Carbine
Definition
a shorter rifle
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Implacably
Definition
impossible to appease
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Arles
Definition
a city in south france
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Verdure
Definition
vivid green of plants, vegetation, freshness
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Courser
Definition
dog that hunts by sight, hunter
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Bivouac
Definition
military or mountaineering camp, brief overnight stay
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Scimitar
Definition
Arab or Turkish saber
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Provender
Definition
food for livestock
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Maugrabins
Definition
to the Maghreb, North Africa.
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Provencal
Definition
a dialect of the Occitan language, spoken in the south of France
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Expatiating
Definition
speak or write at length
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Intrepidly
Definition
bold, courageous
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Plunder
Definition
rob place or steal goods, rob place by fraud
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Menagerie
Definition
wild animal enclosure, diverse group
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Indigo
Definition
blue dye, deep purplish blue
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Adamant
Definition
set in opinion, not influenced in position, legendary stone
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Shambles
Definition
disorganized failure, messy disorder, place of carnage
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Yuan
Definition
unit of Chinese currency
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Drakes
Definition
male duck, a species of dragons
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Millet
Definition
grain for alcohol, cereal plant, grass plant
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Congenital
Definition
existing at birth, ingrained in somebody’s character
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Bakelite
Definition
first totally synthetic plastic
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Ermine
Definition
small northern weasel, dark fur, winter coat is white
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Resolutely
Definition
with determination, characterized by determination
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Sinewy
Definition
thin and strong, forceful
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Languid
Definition
without energy, sluggish
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Duffel bag
Definition
bag fastened with a draw string
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Celibacy
Definition
no sex, no marriage
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Bengal Roses
Definition
shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
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Cyclamens
Definition
flowering plant with heart shaped leaves
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Hermaphrodite
Definition
organism of both sexes, someone with contradictory elements
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Boluses
Definition
intravenous injection of drug, large pill, large mass
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Eunuchs
Definition
Castrated human male, ineffectual man (lacking power)
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Baton
Definition
Stick for conducting music, heavy sick weapon, symbol of office
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Hooliganism
Definition
rowdy criminal behavior, especially by youths
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Bourgeois
Definition
conventional middle classed outlook, capitalist owns and produces wealth
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Sodomy
Definition
Offensive sexual abnormal intercourse
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Jerkin
Definition
jacket, leather tunic
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Brazen
Definition
bold and unashamed
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Trussed-up capons
Definition
fancied up male castrated chickens that are sold
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Beau
Definition
boyfriend, fashionably dressed man
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Bobbed hair
Definition
short haircut
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Dutch Collars
Definition
device of leather, or leather and metal, encircling a horse’s neck, to which traces are attached, used to hitch the animal to a wagon or plow.
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Shirtwaists
Definition
A woman's blouse or bodice styled like a tailored shirt
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