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Washerwoman, New Drections, Checkouts, The Cask of Amontilla
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9th Grade
10/11/2010
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The Washerwoman
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Forebears
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N. Ancestors
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Accumulated
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V. Piled up, collected, or gather together, especially over a period of time
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Rancor
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N. Bitter hate
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Atonement
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N. Act of making up for a wrongdoing or an injury
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Obstinacy
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N. Stubborness
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Pious
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Adj. Having or showing religious devotion
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New Directions
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Conceded
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V. Admitted as true or valid, acknowledged
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Amicably
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Adv. In a friendly way
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Meticulously
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Adv. Very carefully and precisely
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Balmy
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Adj. Having quality of balm; soothing, mild, and pleseant
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Omonious
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Adj. Threatening
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Unpalatable
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Adj. Distasteful; unpleseant
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The Cask of Amontillado
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Precluded
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V. Prevented
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Retribution
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N. Payback; punishmentfor a misdeed
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Afflicted
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V. Suffering or sickened
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Explicit
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Adj. Cleary stated
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Recoiling
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V. Staggering back
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Subsided
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V. Settle down; to become less active or intense
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Checkouts
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Reverie
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V. Dreamy thinking or imagining
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Dishelvement
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N. Disorder; messiness
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Perverse
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Adj. Different for what is consider right or reasonable
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Fertile
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Adj. rich in nutrients that promote growth
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Comprehension
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N. understanding
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Humble
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Adj. modest; having humility
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