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Pilgrim At Tinker Creek Vocabulary
Pilgrim At Tinker Creek Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
08/25/2009

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insouciant
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calm and unbothered; carefree
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abscond
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to leave hastily and secretly; to run away with
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translucent
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letting light pass through, but not transparent
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fecundity
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the quality or power of producing abundantly
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tremulous
Definition
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking
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eidetic
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marked by extraordinary detailed and vivid recall of visual images
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memento mori
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a reminder of human failure
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racemes
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flower clusters having a central stem along which individual flowers grow from short stems, like grapes
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resilient
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ability to recover readily; capable of returning to original shape or position
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purgation
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the act of purifying or purging
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vulnerable
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susceptible to physical or emotional injury
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sinuosity
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bending or curving shape or movement
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turgid
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swollen or bloated
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plaintively
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expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy
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hagiography
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a worshipful or idealizing biography
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vestigial
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a rudimentary or degenerate structure
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purulent
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discharging pus
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gratuitous
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given or granted without return or recompense
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etiolated
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the condition of a plant that has been growing in darkness, pale stems, and small leaves
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susurrus
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a soft whispering or rustling sound; a murmur
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pavane
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a slow stately court dance
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elodea
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small underwater plant used in fish bowls etc.
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juggernaut
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an overwhelming, advancing force that crushes everything in its path
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