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RL Turner 2009-2010 English Vocabulary
Vocab Week 15 RL Turner
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English
12th Grade
09/05/2009

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Confound
Definition
to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse
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Curate (Noun AND Verb)
Definition
Noun: any ecclesiastic entrusted with the cure of souls

Verb: to serve as a curator for
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Ethereal
Definition
light, airy, or tenuous. Extremely delicate or refined. Heavenly or celestial. Of or pertaining to the upper regions of space
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Gambol
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to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic
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Mutability
Definition
liable or subject to change or alteration
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Nascent
Definition
beginning to exist or develop
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Nonplused
Definition
to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely
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Pedantic
Definition
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching
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Quail (verb)
Definition
to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear
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Rhetorical
Definition
used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect
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