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"To the Lighthouse" Vocabulary
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English
12th Grade
11/21/2011

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Ermine
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A rank whose official robe is ornamented with the white fur of a weasel
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Prolegomenon
Definition
A preliminary discussion, especially a formal essay introducing a work
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Blandishments
Definition
Soft words and artful caresses
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Somnolence
Definition
Sleepiness
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Prig
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A person who demonstrates exaggerated propriety in an irritating manner
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Cyclamen
Definition
A plant of the primrose family having showy flowers
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Imputation
Definition
The act of charging or attributing
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Asphodel
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The flowers of Hades and the dead
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Cairn
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A mound of stones erected as a landmark
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Fecundity
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Fruitfulness or fertility
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Metaphysician
Definition
One who examines the fundamental nature of reality and being
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Portentous
Definition
Of ominous significance
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Impetuosity
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The quality of being impulsive and passionate
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Pother
Definition
A commotion or disturbance
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Puerile
Definition
Juvenile
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Conclave
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A private meeting or secret assembly
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Crepuscular
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Of or resembling twilight
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Incorrigible
Definition
Incapable of being corrected or reformed
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Vouchsafe
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To grant as a privilege or special favor
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Equanimity
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The quality of being calm and even-tempered
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Rubicund
Definition
Having a healthy reddish color
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Ascetic
Definition
Self-denying or austere
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Cataracts
Definition
A large or high waterfall
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Lugubrious
Definition
Mournful, dismal, or gloomy
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Arabesque
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An elaborate or intricate pattern
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Plover
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A shore-inhabiting bird
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Perambulator
Definition
A baby carriage
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Valediction
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An act of bidding farewell
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Wheedle
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To persuade or entice by flattery or guile
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Gambol
Definition
To leap about playfully
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