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East of Eden Chapter
East of Eden Vocabulary
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10th Grade
09/27/2012
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enigma
 Definition
inexplicable, mysterious
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heresy
 Definition
an opinion or doctrine contrary to established
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borne
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carried
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ozone
 Definition
fresh air
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inexorable
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unyielding
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restive
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restless, uneasy
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wry
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dryly humorous
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mutinous
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rebellious
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erudite
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very learned, scholarly
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truculence
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belligerence
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magnanimity
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noble generosity
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litany
 Definition
repetitive recital, usually a prayer
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ingress
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entrance, access
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testily
 Definition
with irritation and a little anger
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industry
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dedicated hard work
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amassed
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accumulated
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fallacies
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false ideas
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insolent
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disrespectfully arrogant
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myriads
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large indefinite number
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melancholy
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depression, sadness
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derisively
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scornfully
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ribald
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vulgar, off-color
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gallantry
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heroic courtesy
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drummer
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salesman
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frothed
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lightly foamed
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wistful
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full of yearning
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berating
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scolding
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hypocritically
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acting with a false face
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acumen
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keenness of insight and judgment
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explicit
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clearly shown
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covetousness
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desire to own something belonging to another
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unfilial
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unworthy of a son or daughter
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interpolated
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inserted
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vanity
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over-concern with appearance
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venerable
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old and respected
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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warp & woof
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the two directions of threads in a weaving
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loathsome
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despicable
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opulence
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richness
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ingenuity
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inventive skill
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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effusively
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with unrestrained emotional expression
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sardonically
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with cynical sarcasm
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ingenuousness
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artiessness
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bravado
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a show of courage
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nonchalance
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casual unconcern
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repose
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rest
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roil
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disturbance
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rebuffed
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pushed away, rejected
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groveling
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begging on hands and knees
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hinder
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get in the way
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eructation
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belch
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heresy
 Definition
belief at odds with religious doctrine
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ferment
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state of agitation
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perverse
 Definition
against expected, accepted, or reasonable
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carrion
 Definition
dead, decaying flesh
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profane
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vulgar
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arrogant
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conceited, proud
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hysteria
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excessive emotion such as fear or panic
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lavished
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extravagantly put forth
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abated
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let up
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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methodically
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in a deliberate, orderly way
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obliquely
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in an indirect way
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initiative
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first step
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epitome
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best example of a type
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vigilance
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watchfulness
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unison
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all together
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dreary
 Definition
dull, bleak
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scabbards
 Definition
sword sheaths
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abjectness
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lowness; wretchedness
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renounced
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gave up, sacrificed; disowned
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scudding
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moving quickly (usually describes clouds)
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ascetic
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plain; without comforts or frills
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catholic
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universal; general
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vindictive
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vengeful
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insatiably
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with an appetite unable to be satified
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austerity
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stark simplicity
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malice
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desire to have another suffer; spite
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scorn
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sarcastic ridicule
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conjecture
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guesswork
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perfidy
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treachery
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calamity
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disaster
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plume
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large feather
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coagulate
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mass together
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deplored
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greatly disliked
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dallying
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going slowly, wasting time
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sanctuary
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place of safety
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bollixed
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bungled
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intrepid
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without fear
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impudent
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bold
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materialistic
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highly valuing wealth and possessions over
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mundane
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ordinary, worldly
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portliness
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comfortable stoutness
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institution
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an accepted custom in a society; a public
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decadence
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a state of decay
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barbarism
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state of being uncivilized
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diligently
 Definition
in a consistently hard-working manner
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chafed
 Definition
rubbed raw
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vengefulness
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desire for revenge
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crucible
 Definition
enamel dish used for melting substances;
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