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Mr. Head's Cumulative Vocab
Beloved, AILD, CITR, GG, SL, HF, DOAS
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11th Grade
05/29/2006

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salsify
Definition
euo plant having grasslike leaves and purple flowers
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bower
Definition
shaded leafy recess
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scalloped
Definition
having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of circles
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carmine
Definition
rich red
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serge
Definition
twilled woolen fabric, often used for suits
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sorghum
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euro grass often used as a source of syrup
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croup
Definition
diseased condition of the laryx that is characterized by breathing dificulty and a cough
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incontinence
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the quality of being uncontrolled
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lumbar
Definition
or or related to the lower back between ribs and pelvis
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gilded
Definition
covered with thin layer of gold
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malevolent
Definition
wishing harm to others
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bereft
Definition
suffering the death of a loved one
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clabber
Definition
sour, curdled milk
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riven
Definition
torn apart or broken into pieces
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reproach
Definition
shame, disgrace, rebuke
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rivulet
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small brook or strema
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shrive
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to administer confessio nand absolution
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copse
Definition
thicket of small trees;/shrubs
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dray
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a cart w/no sides used for haulage
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indolent
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habitualy lazy
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surreptitiuos
Definition
acting with or marked by stealth
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conflagration
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a large destructive fire
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manumission
Definition
act of liberating a slave
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sough
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to whistle or sigh, as the wind
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upbraid
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to reprove sharply
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mooring
Definition
element providing stability or seccurity, like and anchor
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shoat
Definition
a young pig just after weaning
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inaugurate
Definition
to caues to begin
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cogitation
Definition
thoughtful consideration
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dilapidation
Definition
state of being reduced to decay
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endue
Definition
to provide witha quality or trati
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undulation
Definition
movement in waves
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ministration
Definition
act or process of serving or aiding
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brogan
Definition
heavy, ankle-high sorkshoe
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curvet
Definition
light leap by horse, hind legs leave ground just before forelegs set down
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gouge
Definition
to thrust ones thumb into tthe eye of
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hale
Definition
free from infirmity or illeness
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nihilist
Definition
someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
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implacable
Definition
impossible to appease
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irrevocable
Definition
impossible to revoke
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cessation
Definition
a bringing or coming to an end
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keen
Definition
to wail in lamentation
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sibilanc
Definition
a hissing sound like that of "s" or "sh"
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penurious
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stingy
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ubiquity
Definition
he state of being everywhere at once
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maul
Definition
heavy, long handled hammer
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stertorous
Definition
characterized by having a heavy snoring sound
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impalpable
Definition
difficult to percieve or grasp by mind
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volitional
Definition
with deliberate intention
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soporific
Definition
inducing sleep
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flotsam
Definition
floating refuse or debris
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accretion
Definition
to increase by nat growth
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reeve
Definition
to pass a rope through a hoel
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expiation
Definition
act of atoning for sin
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opaline
Definition
having a play of lustrous ranbow-like colors
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proscenium
Definition
part of stage in front of curtain
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prtiere
Definition
heavy curtain hung across a doorway
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interstice
Definition
space between things or parts
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physiognamy
Definition
act of judging human character from facia lfeautres
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augur
Definition
to predict, especially form signs or oments; to foretell
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improper
Definition
the quality of being improper
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sumptuary
Definition
regulating behavoir on moral or religious grounds
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ignominy
Definition
great personal dishonor or humiliatio
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iniquity
Definition
grossly immoral or unjust act
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contumely
Definition
rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance; insolent or arrogant remark or act
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grievous
Definition
serious or dire; causing grief, pain, anguish
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inscrutable
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difficult to fathom
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anathema
Definition
a curse
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expatiate
Definition
to speak or write at lenght
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indefeasible
Definition
incapable of being anulled or made void
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mountebank
Definition
trickster, charlatan
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inimical
Definition
unfriendly or hostil; injurous in effect
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somniferous
Definition
inducing sleep; soporific
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inextricable
Definition
difficult or impossible to untangle
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scurrilous
Definition
foul or vlie
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propinquity
Definition
proximity; nearness
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sedulous
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assiduous
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect
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asperity
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harshenss of manner
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scintillate
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to sparkle or shien
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loquacity
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inclination to talk too much
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preternatural
Definition
supernatural
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obeisance
Definition
an attitude of deference or hmoage
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potentate
Definition
one who has the power and position to rule over others
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animadversion
Definition
strong criticism
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apotheosize
Definition
to glorify
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nugatory
Definition
of little or no importance
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consternation
Definition
state of paralysing dismay
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deleterious
Definition
havig a harmful effect
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preternatural
Definition
supernatural
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