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Student
Westlake High School
20
English
10th Grade
02/10/2012

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Term
Posterity
Definition
all future generations.
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Prate
Definition
talk foolishly or at a length
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prattle
Definition
talk at length foolishly
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Profundity
Definition
deep insight, great depth of knowledge
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Purveyors
Definition
someone who supplies provisions (usually food)
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Quell
Definition
to put an end to a rebellion because of force.
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Rancor
Definition
bitterness or resentfulness
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rend
Definition
tear into two of more pieces
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sanctify
Definition
set apart or declare holy
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searing
Definition

extremely hot or intense

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sieve
Definition
a utensil consisting of mesh help in a frame
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sovereign
Definition
a supreme ruler, a monarch
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spurn
Definition
reject with disdain
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surfeited
Definition
cause someone to desire no more of something
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tidings
Definition
news, information
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usurp
Definition
take illegally or by force
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utter
Definition
complete, absolute
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vanquished
Definition
defeat thoroughly
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wanton
Definition
deliberate and unprovoked      
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warranted
Definition
justify or necessitate
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