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Vocab 11
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English
11th Grade
06/03/2014

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impotent
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powerless; lacking strength
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imprecation
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a curse
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jocular
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humorous, lighthearted
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juxtapose
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to place side by side for comparison
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kinetic
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pertaining to motion
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kismet
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destiny; fate; fortune (one's lot in life)
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knell
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a sound made by a bell rung slowly for a death or funeral
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labyrinth
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a complicated network of winding passages; a maze
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lachrymose
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tearful, weepy
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laconic
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using few words; short; consice
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lambent
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softly bright or radiant
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languid
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sluggish; drooping from weakness
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lascivious
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lustful or lewd; inciting sexual desire
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand; deception
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libertine
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one who leads an immoral life
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