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Landlady and Monkey's Paw Vocab
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English
11th Grade
08/19/2009

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placidly
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pleasantly calm or peaceful : undisturbed placid waters
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amiably
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having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities: amiable disposition
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desirious
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having or characterized by desire: desirous of high political office
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condoled
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to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow,misfortune or grief: to condole with a friend whose lost a puppy
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rebicund
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red or reddish; ruddy : a rubicund complexion
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proffered
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to put before a person for acceptance: offer
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doughty
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steadfastly courageous and resolute ; valiant ; brave
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fakir
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a Muslim or Hindu religious person or monk commonly considered a wonder-worker
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jarred
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to have harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts etc. : the sound of the alarm jarred
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persumptuous
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unwarrantedly or impertinently bold: forward
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fancy
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a caprice; whim;vagary: It was his fancy to fly to Paris occasionally for dinner.
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doggedly
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persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious; "i won't let you share my dessert, I won't!" the toddler said doggedly
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talisman
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something whose presence shows a remarkable or powerful feeling on human feelings or action
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enthralled
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to captivate or charm : the performer's grace and skill enthralled her audience
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maligned
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to speak untruths about someone; to defame someone
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antimacassar
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a small covering usually place on the backs and arms of furniture
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dubiously
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of doubtful quality or propriety; something's that's questionable
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shamefacedly
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modest or bashful; showing shame
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credulity
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willingness to believe or trust too easily; without proper evidence
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marred
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to damage or spoil to a certain extent; makes something less perfect
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ill-gotten
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acquired by dishonest, and improper means
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull, not imaginative
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betokened
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to give evidence of
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frivolous
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lack of seriousness or sense
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attribute
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to regard as resulting from a specified cause
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concidence
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two or more events occurring at the same time as a fluke
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avaricious
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greedy; desire for wealth
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disown
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to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself: to disown one's heir, disowning a public statement.
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scurrying
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to go or move quickly in haste
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at the expanse of
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at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of: quantity at the expense of quality
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bibulous
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fond of or addicted to drink (alcoholic)
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resolution
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a resolve or determination
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apparel
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clothing, attire etc.
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broach
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to mention or suggest for the first time
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resignation
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an accepting unresisting attitude
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apathy
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absence or suppression of passion, emotions
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shudderingly
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trembling or quivering with fear etc.
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scarcely
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barely, hardly, not quite
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audible
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loud enough to be heard
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resounded
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uttered loudly- said loudly
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appealingly
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attracting interest, desire, curiosity,sympathy
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fusillade
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a general discharge or outpouring of questions
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reverberated
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to re echo or resound
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