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vocab 1/3rd quarter
S.A. Little NWGHS
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English
11th Grade
01/09/2008
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senescent
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old, elderly
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aegis
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protection
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dirge
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requiem, elegy, threnody, monody, jeremiad
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trepidation
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state of alarm or dread, apprehension
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cadaverous
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corpselike
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moribund
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about to die
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mendicant
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beggar
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indemnify
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to insure
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defalcate
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to embezzle
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essay
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to try
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tour de force
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a feat of special difficulty
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demure
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gentle and reserved
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demur
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to object
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craven
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pusillanimous, wimpy
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crass
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grossly dumb, unrefined
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benign
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mild, favorable
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amorphous
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lacking distinct shape
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tenable
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defensible
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abstruse
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difficult to understand, recondite
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frugal
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thrifty
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mettle
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spirirt, courage, grit
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egalitarianism
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belief that all men are equal rights
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