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Tale of Two Cities
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9th Grade
06/07/2010

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adjuration
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an earnest solemn appeal
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admonish
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to caution against
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atheistic
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not believing in the existence of God or gods
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blunderbuss
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a short musket of wide bore and flaring muzzle, formerly used to scatter shot and close range
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brawny
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strong and muscular
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cadaverous
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pale; ghostly
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capitulate
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to surrender under specified conditions;

to give up all resistance

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chronicle
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account of historical events presented in chronological order; detailed narrative record
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consign
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to hand over; give up
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contraband
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goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported
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coppice
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a thicket of small trees or shrubs
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cutlass
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short, heavy sword with a curved single edged blade
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deficient
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lacking in something essential; incomplete
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despoil
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to deprive of something of value by or as by force
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doleful
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causing sorrow or sadness; mournful
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eddy
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whirlpool; a current of air, water, etc. moving against the main current and with a circular motion
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ejaculate
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to throw out
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emaciated
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thin; cause to lose too much weight or flesh
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endue
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endow with investment of high quality things
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epoch
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beginning of a new and important period in the history of anything; period marked by characteristics
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expeditious
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done with or characterized by expedition;

prompt; efficient; speedy

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expostulate
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objecting; to reason with earnestly
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farthing
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equal to 1/4 of a penny; of little value
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feign
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to make up; pretend; invent
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flaxen
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made of flax; pale yellow
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gaol
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British "jail"
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garret
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attic; rooms below a roof
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illustrious
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very distinguished; clear; evident
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incredulity
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unwillingness or the inability to believe; skeptical
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inexorable
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unrelenting; cannot be influenced or persuaded
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inscrutable
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completely obscure or mysterious
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jostle
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to bump or push
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lamentations
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outwardly expressing grief
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lethargy
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a great lack of energy
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levity
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lightness of weight; lack of seriousness
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mire
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an area of wet, soggy ground; deep mud
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modicum
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a small amount; moderate; mediocre
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myriad
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an indefinitely large number;

great number of persons or things

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nimble
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mentally quick; showing mental quickness
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opiate
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drug containing opium; sedates; soothes
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pallet
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wooden tool with a flat blade and handle used by potters;

a bed of straw

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pilfer
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to steal (especially small sums or petty objects); filch
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postilion
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one who rides the left hand horse
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potentate
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power, rule; a person having great power
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profound
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marked by intellectual depth; intensely flt
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provender
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dry food for livestock such as hay, corn, or oats
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retinue
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a body of assistants, followers, or servants attending a person of rank or importance
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rustic
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of or living in the country, as distinguished from cities or towns
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sodden
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heavy or soggy
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specter
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a ghost
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substratum
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a part, substance, element, etc. which lies beneath and supports another
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superlative
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superior to or excelling all others
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tedious
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long; wearisome; boring; lengthy
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tiller
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something that has to do with gardening...?
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tinder-box
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a (metal) box used for holding tinder, flint, and steel for starting a fire;

a place where violence and war can occur

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tremulous
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trembling, quivering, palpitating, nervous
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trident
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a three-pronged spear used in ancient combats;

a fishing spear

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valise
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a small piece of (hand) luggage
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vex
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annoy; to give trouble to, especially in a petty or nagging way
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