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Short Story Vocab
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9th Grade
01/05/2011
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dissimulation
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conceal, disguise
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Dullards
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a mentally dull person; slow
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florid
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flowery; excessively ornate
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Foe
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enemy, rival
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impunity
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punishment
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posse
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a group of followers
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Shoals
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large group/crowd; sandbank
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tertiary
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third in order/level; third rank
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derisive
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expressing ridicule; mocking; sarcastic
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Mandibles
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lower jaw; bird’s beak
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porous
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water permeable; has air-spaces
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retribution
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penalty, revenge
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untrammeled
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not limited or restricted
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vex
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to annoy
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audible
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able to be heard
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borne
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endure
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exuberant
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extremely joyful and vigorous
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pandemonium
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chaos, disorder
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sagacity
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to be wise, showing good judgment
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genial
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warm and cheerful
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initiative
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the ability to think and do things independently
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marrow
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fatty bone substance
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supposition
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an uncertain belief
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unredressed
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not addressed; not to seek revenge
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immolation
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kill/offered as a sacrifice (esp. through fire)
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referendum
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general vote
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rhapsody
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an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm
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stealth
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to act secretly, to move cautiously
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feeble
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frail, week
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inscrutable
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unclear; easily misunderstood
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reverie
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a daydream
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suave
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charming, confident, smooth
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audacity
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willing to take risks, to be bold/rude
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disdainful
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lack of respect; scornful; expressing hatred/contempt
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multitude
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a great number of people gathered together; crowd; throng
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precluded
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prevent from happening
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gesticulation
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hand gestures/movements
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vehemently
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to do something forcefully or intently
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fettered
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restrained, tied
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hypocritical
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act out of pretense, deceitful
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implore
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plead/beg
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niche
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a crevice or a corner
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Fiend:
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evil; evil spirits
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Lucid:
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easily understood, clear
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Peril:
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danger
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Placidly:
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calmly
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Obstinacy
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stubbornness
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Incongruous
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Lacking in harmony; incompatible; Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent
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harrowing
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Extremely distressing; agonizing
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disillusion
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To free or deprive of illusion; The act of disenchanting.
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stoically
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One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain. Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive.
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