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final vocab
vocab from crucible and a farewell
55
English
11th Grade
06/12/2008

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Camions-
Definition
A strong truck for military supplies
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Tunic
Definition
-A shirt-like garment
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edifying
Definition
Providing morally useful knowledge
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Bacchus
Definition
The god of wine
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fez
Definition
A brimless felt hat
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voluble
Definition
Talking or spoken easily at length
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Adjutant
Definition
An officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a commanding officer
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Valorous
Definition
Brave/courageous in battle
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Blaspheme
Definition
To swear in a way insulting to religion
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Armoire
Definition
A tall cupboard or wardrobe
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Snooty
Definition
Haughty, condescending
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Gaunt
Definition
Extremely skinny
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Gingerly
Definition
Very cautious or wary
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Felicitations
Definition
An act of congratulating, a formal greeting
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Unseemly
Definition
Rude
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Exalted
Definition
High in rank, position, or esteem
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Compatriots
Definition
Someone from the same country as another
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Musette
Definition
French bagpipe
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Elated
Definition
Overjoyed
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Campanile
Definition
A bell tower
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Caisson
Definition
Ammunition chest
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Exhilaration
Definition
Happiness and excitement
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Scrutinize
Definition
Carefully analyze
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Intern
Definition
A junior doctor at a hospital
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Mufti
Definition
Civilian clothes
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Deprecatingly
Definition
Insulting, condescending
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Haughty
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Arrogant
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Provisional
Definition
Temporary, conditional, pending confirmation
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Environs
Definition
The land/area surrounding a place
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Tentatively-
Definition
Said or done slowly and carefully
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Chalet-
Definition
A wooden house cottage
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Coiffeur
Definition
-A male hairdresser
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Protracted-
Definition
Lasting or drawn out for a while
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Anesthetize-
Definition
To administer an anaesthetic (pain reducer), to numb
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Gratuitously
Definition
-Unnecessary
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Puritan-
Definition
Non-separatists who came to the New World with the hopes of purifying the Anglican Church
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Predestination-
Definition
the decree of God by which certain souls are foreordained to salvation? a Calvinist belief
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Calvinism-
Definition
a sect of Protestantism. The doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the sovereignty of God, the supreme authority of the Scriptures, and the irresistibility of grace.
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Theocracy-
Definition
a system of government by priests claiming a divine commission (or a gov. that revolves around religion and god)
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Heresy-
Definition
going against established/accepted belief
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Repression-
Definition
oppression, tyranny
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Succubi
Definition
- A female demon who has sex with men while they sleep.
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Heathen
Definition
- an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person
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Abomination-
Definition
outrage, disgrace, scandal
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Demon-
Definition
evil spirit, fiend
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Vindictive
Definition
- malicious, spiteful
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Baptize-
Definition
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism
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Conjure-
Definition
summon, invoke, call up
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Adultery-
Definition
infidelity, disloyalty
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Iniquity-
Definition
wickedness, evil, sin
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Persecute-
Definition
To harass
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Inquisition
Definition
- any harsh, difficult, or prolonged questioning
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McCarthyism
Definition
- the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, specifically regarding pro-Communist activity
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Communism-
Definition
militarized socialism
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Crucible-
Definition
A severe test/trial
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