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Healy Vocab Test 71-100 and 1-30
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12th Grade
09/11/2011

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pester
Definition
to both persistantly with petty annoyances
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douse
Definition
to plunge into water or the like
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castors
Definition
a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery
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couplings
Definition
something that joins two things (peeps, machines, wires, etc)
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corrugated
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to draw or bend into folds (wrinkle)
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trestle
Definition
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking
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burlap
Definition
a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like
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wisp
Definition
a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like
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prattle
Definition
to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way
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camphor
Definition
used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
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swig
Definition
an ammount of liquid (liquor) taken in one swallow
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girdle
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a belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about the waist
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geriatrics
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the branch of medicine dealing with the diseases, debilities, and care of aged persons.
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scouring
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to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to scour pots and pans.
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shimmer
Definition
to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
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ogling
Definition
to look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently
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infernal
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hellish; fiendish; diabolical
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heathen
Definition
doesn't acknowledge God or the Bible; pagan
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gala
Definition
a festive occasion
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crepe
Definition
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface
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maudlin
Definition
tearfully or weakly emotional
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pathology
Definition
the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases
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folio
Definition
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript
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giddy
Definition
affected with vertigo; dizzy
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bicuspid
Definition
having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth.
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apathy
Definition
absence or suppression of passion
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kindling
Definition
material that can be readily ignited
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contrivance
Definition
something obviously planned or forced
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liens
Definition
the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
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rimrock
Definition
forming the natural boundary of a plateau or other rise
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herringbone
Definition
a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V , used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc
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lapsed
Definition
expired; voided; terminated
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retroactive
Definition
operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute
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flirtation
Definition
the act of acting amorously without serious intentions
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browsing
Definition
to eat, nibble at, or feed on; to look through or glance casually
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compensates
Definition
to repay with something
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expiration
Definition
a coming to an end; termination
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illuminate
Definition
to supply or brighten with light
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bouffant
Definition
puffed out
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begrudges
Definition
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone)
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distraction
Definition
the act of drawing away or diverting
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sentimental
Definition
expressive of or appealing to an attitude toward something
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mimicking
Definition
to imitate or copy in action
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console
Definition
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of
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hoists
Definition
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance
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muscatel
Definition
a sweet wine made from muscat grapes
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leer
Definition
to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention
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scapular
Definition
of or pertaining to the shoulders or the two bones by ur shoulders
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tapering
Definition
to become smaller or thinner toward one end
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hoarding
Definition
the act of person who accumulates for preservation, future use
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allotment
Definition
the act of dividing or distributing by share or portion
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snuff
Definition
to draw in through the nose by inhaling (snort)
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lariat
Definition
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock
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protruded
Definition
to project
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trappings
Definition
articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character
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ricochet
Definition
the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow
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contractions
Definition
the act of drawing together or into smaller compass; draw the parts of together
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allegation
Definition
an assertion made with little or no proof
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conceded
Definition
o acknowledge as true, just, or proper (admit)
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tapered
Definition
to become smaller or thinner toward one end
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