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Marius Vocab
Marius Vocab
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English
8th Grade
04/15/2009
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Parapet
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a low wall or protective railing at the edge of a platform
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presentiment
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A premonition
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Crepe
 Definition
thin, crinkled, black fabric used to show mourning
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Impertinent
 Definition
rude, insolent
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Pallid
 Definition
pale, wan
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abased
 Definition
oppressed
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soliliquy
 Definition
act of talking to oneself
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Oscillation
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Vibration
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Serene
 Definition
clear, calm, tranquil
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Prodigious
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extraordinary extravagance
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fortnight
 Definition
fourteen days;two weeks
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nonchalance
 Definition
indifference; lacking enthusiasm or interest
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apparition
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ghost or phantom
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sepulcher
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tomb; burial vault
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precipitately
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expectantly
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sobriquet
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a ( fanciful) nickname
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melancholy
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seriously, thoughtful
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palisade
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a fence of long, pointed stakes
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indigo
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any plant which yields blue dye
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effacing
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to erase
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freshening
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to grow more brisk; getting stronger
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galvanic
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affecting as by an electric shock
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obscurity
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lack or light; gloom
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impetuously
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hastily; impulsively
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impetuously
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hastily; impulsively
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supplicate
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ask earnestly, humbly
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cholera
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disease which becomes epidemic
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epoch
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period of time characterized by a series of memorable events
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rostrum
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a stage for public speaking
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rout
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a mob, the rabble
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pallor
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paleness
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respite
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delay
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formidable
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exciting fear or dread
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tocsin
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alarm bell; warning signal
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