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List 24--East of Eden
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10th Grade
04/26/2010

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taciturn
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not liking to talk; quiet
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theosophy
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a belief claiming a mystical insight into the divine nature
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent
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bellicose
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argumentative; liking to fight
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inimical
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unfriendly; hostile; harmful
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pernicious
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deadly
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vulpine
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characteristic of a fox
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vestry
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room in a church where the vestments are kept
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quirt
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a riding whip
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truculent
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fierce, cruel, savagely brutal
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patriarch
Definition
male head of the family
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forge
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special fireplace or furnace where metal is heated before shaping
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fallow
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land left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated
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paragon
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a model of excellence
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matrimonial
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having to do with marriage
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blanch
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to whiten; bleach; scald breifly
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slovenly
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sloppy
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armory
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a storage place for weapons
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vicarious
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enjoyed through the imagined participation of others
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eminence
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a high station or rank; title of honor
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