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The Inferno, SAT vocab
Inferno Vocabulary and Definition
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English
10th Grade
10/22/2007

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Squalid
Definition


adjective
   foul and repulsive, as from lack
of care or cleanliness;
neglected and filthy.
Term
Sate
Definition

verb (used with object), sat·ed, sat·ing.
to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully
Term
Empyrean
Definition
noun
the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire.
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Papal
Definition
adjective
of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy
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Prudent
Definition
adjective
wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
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innorous
Definition
adjective
not harmful or injurious; harmless
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Anticifer
Definition
                                –noun
     a person who is skillful or clever in devising ways           of making things; inventor.
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Lamentations
Definition
noun
the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
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Turbid
Definition
adjective
not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured
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Abject
Definition
adjective
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched
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