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Masque Vocab
Red Death Vocab
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English
10th Grade
10/07/2007

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arabesque
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(adj) fanciful; elaborate
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brazier
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(n) an open pan used to hold burning coals
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candelabrum
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(n.) a large, branched candleholder
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cessation
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(n.) A stopping, either permanent or temporary
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countenance
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(n) The expression on an person's face
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decorum
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(n) conformity, to standards, of good tastes in behavior, dress, ect....
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dominion
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(n.) Power; supreme authority; Territory ruled; realm
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eccentric
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(adj) strange; straying from the usual
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egress
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(n) A way out; exit
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ingress
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(n) A way in; entrance
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gaunt
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(adj) Extremely thin
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habiliments
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(n.) (pl) Clothing and accesories suitable to a particular occasion
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impede
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(v.) To block; hinder
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license
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(n) Excessive and undisciplined freedom
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pestilence
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(n.) An epidemic of a contagious, deadly disease; plague
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profuse
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(adj) Abundant
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prostrate
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(adj) Lying face down, especially in humility
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revel
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(n.) A celebration; noisy merrymaking
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robust
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(adj) Strong; healthy
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sagacious
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(adj) wise
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scrutinize
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(v.) To examine carefully
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seclusion
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(n.) Being separate from others; isolation
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sedate
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(adj) Calm; unemotional
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tremulous
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(adj.) Trembling; quivering
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vesture
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(n.) Clothing; Something that covers or wraps
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visage
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(n.) The face
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