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Misery Vocab
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English
12th Grade
05/18/2006

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cyclic
Definition
whirl like
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Vacuity
Definition
emptiness
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precarious
Definition
lacking stability
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eradicate
Definition
tearup by roots or kill in large numbers
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obdurate
Definition
Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness
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dispensary
Definition
An office in a hospital, school, or other institution from which medical supplies
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sycophant
Definition
A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.
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antagonistic
Definition
One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
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scenario
Definition
An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work
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consternation
Definition
A state of paralyzing dismay
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myopic
Definition
unable to see distant objects clearly
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monotonous
Definition
Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone.
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sardonic
Definition
Scornfully or cynically mocking.
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perfervid
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Extremely or extravagantly eager; impassioned or zealous.
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proclamatory
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To announce officially and publicly
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vituperitive
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Using, containing, or marked by harshly abusive censure.
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opaque
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Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
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silhouette
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A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.
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shard
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A piece of broken pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig; a potsherd.
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catatonic
Definition
An abnormal condition variously characterized by stupor, stereotypy, mania, and either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs. It is most often associated with schizophrenia.
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