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Vocabulary #7
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English
10th Grade
04/23/2012

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benevolent (adj)

Definition

well meaning and kindly

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callousness (n)

Definition

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

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countenance (n)

Definition

-a person's face or facial expression

-support

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dung (n)

Definition

the excrement of animals; manure

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epithet (n)

Definition

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned 

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err ( vb) 
Definition
be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake 
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imprecate (vb)

Definition

utter a curse or invoke evil against someone or something.

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obdurate (adj)

Definition

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action 

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precipice (n)

Definition

a very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one

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swoon (n or vb)

Definition

verb: faint from extreme emotion 

noun: an occurrence of fainting

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uncouth ( adj) 
Definition

(of a person or their appearance or behavior) lacking good manners, refinement, or grace 

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writhe (vb)

Definition

make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

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