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Vocabulary Red Sheet
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22
English
9th Grade
03/16/2006

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Subsiding
Definition
sinking to a lower or normal level
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Pelt
Definition
the skin of an animal that still has hair or fur on it
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Relentless
Definition
Unyielding
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Sage
Definition
one venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom
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Throb
Definition
to beat rapidly/violently
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anguish
Definition
agonizing physical or mental torture
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Vestibule
Definition
a small hall between the outer door and the interior of a building
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Doleful
Definition
filled with or expressing grief
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Omnipotence
Definition
having unlimited or universal power
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Cadences
Definition
balanced, rhythmic flows, as in poetry.
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Raucous
Definition
rough sounding and harsh
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Maggot
Definition
The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various flies of the order Diptera, often found in decaying matter.
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Skiff
Definition
a flat-bottomed boat, pointed bow, square stern
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Laggard
Definition
a straggler
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Abysmal/abyss
Definition
very bad/immeasurably deep chasm
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Nebulous
Definition
cloudy, misty, hazy
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Teeming
Definition
pouring out
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Tempest
Definition
a violent storm, usually accompanied with rain, snow, or hail
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Blaspheme
Definition
to speak of God in an irreverent manner
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Lays
Definition
narrative poem
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Dingy
Definition
crazy, insane
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Dubious
Definition
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt.
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