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RL Turner 2009-2010 English Vocabulary 26
Vocab Week 26 RL Turner
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12th Grade
01/29/2010

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241: Bivouac
Definition
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire; the place used for such an encampment; to rest or assemble in such an area; encamp
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242: Conviction
Definition
a fixed or firm belief; the act of convicting; the state of being convicted; the act of convincing; the state of being convinced
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243: Forlorn
Definition
desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance
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244: Glean
Definition
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit; to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly
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245: Nonchalance
Definition
the state or quality of being nonchalant; cool indifference or lack of concern; casualness
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246: Perspicacity
Definition
keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration
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247: Pith
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the important or essential part; essence; core; heart
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248: Ponder
Definition
to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate
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249: Sublime
Definition
elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.; impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc.
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250: Viceroy
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a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign
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