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Faust Vocabulary
Quiz Nov 8, 2010
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English
10th Grade
11/07/2010

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Ferment
Definition
(noun) thing causing fermentation, agitation
(verb) undergo or cause fermentation
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Celestial
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(adj) of the heavens, divine
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Blight
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(noun) insect, disease, etc. that destroys plants; anything that destroys
(verb) destroy, ruin
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Lofty
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(adj) very high; noble, haughty
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Pathos
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(noun) the quality in a thing which arouses pity
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Grope
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(verb) feel or search about blindly
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Primal
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(adj/adv) original; chief
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Intuition
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(noun) immediate knowledge of something without conscious reasoning
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Inconceivable
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(adj) unimaginable; unthinkable; unbelievable; incredible
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Envoy
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(noun) messenger; diplomatic official
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Fervent
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(adj) intense, ardent
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Eschew
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(verb) shun
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Germination (Germinate)
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(verb) sprout, as from a seed
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Asunder
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(adv) into parts or pieces
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Egoist
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(noun) having selfishness or conceit
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Fetters
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(noun) ankle shackle
(verb) restrain
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Tenacious
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(adj/adv) holding firmly; retentive
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Rhetoric
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(noun) effective or showy use of word
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Scruple
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(noun) a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions
(verb) hesitate from doubt
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Megrim
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(noun) low spirits; the blues.
a whim or caprice
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Succint
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(adj/adv) terse
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Obstinate
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(adj.) stubborn; hard to treat or cure
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Lures
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(noun) thing that attracts; device to attract fish
(verb) attract; entice
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Divan
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(noun) aromatic resin; tree yielding it
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Balsam
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(noun) large sofa
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Precociously
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(adj/adv) not safe or sure; risky
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Seduce
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(noun) to lead astray; entice into sexual intercourse, esp. for the first time
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Coalition
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(noun) union
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Ravishing
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(adj/adv) delightful
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Endeavor
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(verb) try hard
(noun) earnest attempt
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Mercury
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(noun) silvery liquid metal, a chemical element; planet nearest the sun
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Toll
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(verb) ring (a bell, etc.) with slow, regular strokes
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Pendant
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(noun) hanging object used as an ornament
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Hamper
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(verb) hinder, impede
(noun) large basket
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Snippet
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(adj/adv) insolently curt
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Pander
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(verb) act as a pimp; help others satisfy their desires
(noun) pimp
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Weal
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(noun) skin welt
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Enamored
Definition
(verb) filled with love, charm
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Qualm
Definition
(noun) scruple; misgiving
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Brocade
Definition
(noun) cloth of richly patterned weave;
(verb) weave a rasied design in
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