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Midterm Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
01/21/2014

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yonder

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(adj)

Being at a distance but within sight: -over there.

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luminous

 

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(adj)  Emitting light;  lighted;  well expressed.

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courteous

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(adj)  Considerate toward others:  polite.

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unhampered

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(v)  NOT restricted or obstructed of movement or progress.

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penance

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(n)  A voluntary act of devotion or self-mortification to show sorrow for a sin or misdeed.

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formidable

 

 

 

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(adj)  Inspiring dread, fear or awe.  Something difficult to understand or overcome.

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disdain

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(v)  To treat contemptuously: despise, to reject scornfully.

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rebuke

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(v)  To reprimand.

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suffice

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(v)  To be adequate or sufficient.  To meet all requirements.

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restitution

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(n)  An act of returning something to its rightful owner.  An act of compensation for loss, damage or injury.

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placid

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(adj)  Marked by calm, quiet, or composure:  serene.

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submissive

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(adj)  To permit oneself to be subjected to the opinion or authority of another.

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bewilderment

 

 

 

 

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(n)  A state of confusion.

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analyze

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(v)  To study, dissect, break down for meaning.

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perpetual

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(adj)  Continuing forever.

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guile

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(n)  deceitful cunning;  trick.

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renowned

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(adj)  Famous; celebrated.

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mortify

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(v)  To destroy the strength, vitality, or function of.

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founder

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(v)  To become disabled; collapse.

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insideous

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(adj)  Awaiting a chance to entrap; harmful, but enticing.

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