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vocab 3
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9th Grade
11/02/2010
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indolently
 Definition
lazily
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brier
 Definition
tobacco pipe made from the root of a brier bush or tree
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opaqueness
 Definition
darkness
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cosmopolite
 Definition
knowledgeable citizen of the world
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chateau
 Definition
large country house
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amenities
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comforts and conveniences
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debacle
 Definition
overwhelming defeat
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condone
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overlook and excuse; excuse
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scruples
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feelings of doubt or guilt about a suggested action
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knouter
 Definition
person who beats people with a knout, a kind of leather whip
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solicitously
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in a concerned manner
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opiate
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anything that tends to soothe or calm someone
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deplorable
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regrettable, very bad
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rowels
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small wheels with spurs on the back of horseback rider's boots
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au revior
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french for "goodbye"
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precariously
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in an unstable manner
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repast
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meal
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receding
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becoming more distant
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disarming
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removing or lessening suspicions or fears
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prolonged
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extended
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imprudent
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unwise
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surmounted
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overcame
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unruffled
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calm; not disturbed
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invariably
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always; without changing
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diverting
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entertaining
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impulse
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sudden desire to do something
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protruding
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sticking out
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