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English III The Jungle Vocabulary
Ch. 1-10
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English
11th Grade
01/20/2011

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acziavimas
Definition
a Lithuanian wedding custom in which the men take turns dancing with the bride and leaving money in a hat at the conclusion of each dance
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altitudinous
Definition
relating to heights
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badinage
Definition
playful, teasing talk
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cortege
Definition
a train of attendants, a procession
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incommode
Definition
to bother, inconvenience
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incongruous
Definition
lacking harmony or agreement, incompatible
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lugubrious
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sad or mournful
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perforce
Definition
through necessity
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precipitately
Definition
hastily or rashly
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promiscuous
Definition
consisting of different elements mixed together
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seraphically
Definition
in a heavenly way
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veselija
Definition
Lithuanian wedding
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felicitous
Definition
apropriate
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capitalism
Definition
an economic sysem in which the businesses are individually owned and operated in a competitive marketplace
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colloquy
Definition
a conversation
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guileless
Definition
without cunning in dealing with other
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ptomaines
Definition
poisons formed in decaying animal or vegetable matter
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requite
Definition
to make return or repayment for
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socialism
Definition
a system whereby the ownership and operations of busineses is by society or the community rather than by private individuals, thereby eliminating competition
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besom
Definition
broom
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placard
Definition
a poster, advertisement
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laissez faire
Definition
letting the owners of industry and business fix the rules of competition without governmental regulation or control
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graft
Definition
taking advantage of one's position to gin money (etc)
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slunk
Definition
a calf that has been born prematurely
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adulterated
Definition
made to be impure
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anguish
Definition
great suffering from worry
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aniline
Definition
poisonous oily liquid used in dyes
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attrocious
Definition
cruel
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sordid
Definition
dirty, depressingly wretched
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fodder
Definition
coarse food for cattle
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garret
Definition
the space just below the roof of a house
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inconspicuous
Definition
hard to see, attracting little attention
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myriad
Definition
a great number
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preposterous
Definition
laughable; outrageous
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skylark
Definition
to play about boisterously, frolic
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contigencies
Definition
chance or accidental occurrences
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furies
Definition
from Greek and Roman mythology, three female spirits, who punish the does of unavenge crimes
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neuralgia
Definition
a severe pain along the course of a nerve
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affliction
Definition
pain or suffering
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caste
Definition
social status or position
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lamentation
Definition
weeping/wailing
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typify
Definition
to have or be typical of
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