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Great Expecations Vocab 5, 6
Vocabulary from the novel Great Expectations
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English
9th Grade
11/15/2006
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wan
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pale
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sconces
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a group of candlesticks that are hung on the wall
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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beseeching
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to anxiously beg
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untenable
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not able to be defended
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dram
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a small alcoholic drink
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prolix
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too long
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dubiously
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doubtfully
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uncouth
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rude
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physiognomy
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face
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expatriated
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exile
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pannikins
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a small pan or cup
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pretext
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an excuse
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transport
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to move from one place to another
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vagrancy
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wandering without employment
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extenuated
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to make less serious
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insolent
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bold, rash
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superciliously
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arrogantly
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plaited
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braided
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superannuated
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advanced age
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truculent
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fierce
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necromantic
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magic
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tremulous
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trembling
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blighted
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to cause to deteriorate
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absolve
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to make clear of guilt or blame
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entreated
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to plead
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commiseration
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to feel or express sympathy
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presentiment
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a premonition
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