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English Honors Vocab 2/22/15
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11th Grade
02/22/2015
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Disreputable
 Definition
Lacking responsibility of character
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Dissipation
 Definition
Reckless waste of resources
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Magnanimity
 Definition
generosity
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Misgiving
 Definition
a feeling of doubt or uncertainly
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Perennial
 Definition
Lasting through many years
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Rudiment
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an undeveloped form
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Sublime
 Definition
of high spiritual, moral, intellectual worth
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Implore
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to  beg
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Discourse
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to  speak
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Placid
 Definition
undisturbed; calm
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Dirge
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a mournful piece of music, a funeral hymn
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Ominous
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Threatening; menacing
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Respite
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a brief period of rest
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Tempest
 Definition
a violent storm
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Languish
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to become weak
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Evade
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To escape or avoid
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Apprise
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to give notice
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Interminable
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endless
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Ineffable
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Unable to be expressed in words
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Consecrate
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to declare sacred
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Denovement
 Definition
The final resolution of a plot called catastructure
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