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Heart of Darkness
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English
12th Grade
10/01/2006

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Epoch
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a; an event or time marked by an event that begins a new pd. or developement (ajd)
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Emissionary
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one designated as an agent of another, secret agent
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Prospensity
Definition
an often intense natural inclination or preference
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Abomination
Definition
something abominable, extreme disgust and hatred
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Declivity
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a descending slope
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Philanthropic
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of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy, dispensing or receiving aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes
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Interminable
Definition
having or seeming to have no end
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Disparagingly
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to degrde by marriage below one's class. to lower in rank or reputation
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prodigious
Definition
being an omen
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prodigious
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being an omen
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noxious
Definition
physically harmful or destructive to living beings
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immutability
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not capable or susceptible to change
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immutability
Definition
not capable or susceptible to change
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disdainful
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full of or expressing disdain
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insidious
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await a chance to entrap
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uncouth
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not known or familiar
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Edifying
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to instruct or improve spiritually
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tumultuous
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agitation of a crowd
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Peroration
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the concluding part of an oration
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inexorable
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not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
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Guileless
Definition
deatful, caring
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