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Unit 6 Vocab
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English
11th Grade
03/07/2016

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v. to move violently; to disturb the feelings of
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agitate
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n. passion; enthusiasm
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ardor
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n. look or appearance; a way in which a thing may be regarded
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aspect
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adj. tragic; disastrous
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catastrophic
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v. to make up; to constitute; to put together; to create a musical or literary work
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compose
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adj. characterized by violent shaking; spasmodic
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convulsive
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v. to trace the outline of; to describe in words
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delineate
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adj. gloomy; cheerless; depressing
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dreary
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v to make an earnest attempt
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endeavor
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v. to hold up under pain; to tolerate; to last
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endure
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v. to be more than or greater than; to surpass; to excel
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exceed
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adj. without life; dull
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inanimate
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v. to put into, as if by pouring; to instill; to impart
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infuse
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n. a state of being tired and listless
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lassitude
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adj. having luster; shining
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lustrous
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n. abundance; richness
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luxuriance
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n. a keeping away from extremes
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moderation
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v. to shrink and become wrinkled or withered
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shrivel
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v. to work hard
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toil
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v. to pass over, across, through; to move back and forth
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traverse
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