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TTC Book the First Vocabulary
Chapters 1-6
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English
12th Grade
01/23/2013

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epoch
Definition
a particular historical period
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incredulity
Definition
disbelief
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superlative
Definition
excellent
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revelations
Definition
acts of communicating truth or making it known
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conceded
Definition
granted as a privilege
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potentate
Definition
one who weilds great power
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turnkeys
Definition
person in charge of prisoners' keys
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blunderbusses
Definition
short muskets
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contraband
Definition
smuggled goods
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requisition
Definition
state of being called upon to perform a duty
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endued
Definition
equipped with
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capitulated
Definition
gave up resistance
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jack-boots
Definition
heavy military boots
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substratum
Definition
underlying layer
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cutlass
Definition
short, curving sword
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adjuration
Definition
earnest urging
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cessation
Definition
halt
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eddying
Definition
moving in a circular current
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apprehend
Definition
anticipate with fear or anxiety
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expeditiously
Definition
in a speedy manner
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referable
Definition
related to, and explained by cause of
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inexorable
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relentless
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fain
Definition
obliged
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accost
Definition
approach and speak to
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drawer
Definition
person who removes liquor from its container
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packet
Definition
passenger boat
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piscatory
Definition
relating to fish
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pier-glass
Definition
large, high interior
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acquit
Definition
perform a duty and release from obligation
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pecuniary
Definition
pertaining to money
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supplicatory
Definition
beseeching, expressing earnest entreaty
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gradations
Definition
advances by regular degrees
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billets
Definition
chunky pieces of wood
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modicum
Definition
small amount
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offal
Definition
waste
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atomies
Definition
tiny particles
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farthing
Definition
small value of money
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porringer
Definition
shallow cup or bowl
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gloweringly
Definition
in a manner characterized by sullen, angry expressions
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kennel
Definition
gutter in a street
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implacable
Definition
unchanging
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feigned
Definition
pretended
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triumvirate
Definition
group of three
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garret
Definition
attic
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provender
Definition
food
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postilion
Definition
person who rides a coach and guides the rear horse of a pair
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