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Vocab 3 - Language of Lit 10 - Searching for Summer
Vocabulary 3 - Language of Literature 10 - Searching for Summer
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English
10th Grade
10/31/2009

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boroughs
Definition
towns or districts
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cripple
Definition
give yourself a bad case of indigestion
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currant
Definition
a berry used to make jams, jellies, and wine
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dour
Definition
gloomy, forbidding
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indomitable
Definition
not easily discouraged, defeated or subdued
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lido
Definition
a British term for a public outdoor swimming pool
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lowering
Definition
dark and threatening
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omen
Definition
a thing or event supposed to foretell good or evil; a sign
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palaver
Definition
useless chatter
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petrol
Definition
a British term for gasoline
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voluble
Definition
shriveled or shrunken, as if from lack of water or food
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plaster
Definition
a British term for an adhesive bandage
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pub
Definition
a British terms for a small tavern; may serve food or rent rooms
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pullets
Definition
young hens
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saffron
Definition
a cooking spice that imparts an orange-yellow color to food
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savoring
Definition
full appreciation or enjoyment
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scullery
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a small room in which dish washing and other kitchen chores are done
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tawny
Definition
tan in color
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unavailing
Definition
useless; ineffective
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voluble
Definition
in or with a long flow of words; talkative
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