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Wuthering Heights 1
The first set of vocab. for WU
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11/09/2005

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Misanthropist
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n- someone who does not like people; is generally isolated
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hale
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v- to pull, darw, drag, or hoist (the object is characterized by being burdensome)
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signet
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n- a seal, generally that on a ring that is used for marking
n- the mark made by such a seal
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essay
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v- to make an attempt; to try
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assiduity
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n- persistence, often characterized as being tenacious
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sagacity
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n- the quality of having good judgment (like a SAGE)
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reprobate
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n- an uncrupulous person
n- a person destined to go to hell
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encoring
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v- to call for a follow up to something
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tome
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n- a large book, generally a volume in a set
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palaver
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n- idle chatter
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asseverated
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v- to affirm
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waxed
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v- to increase gradually in intensity, size, etc.
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lachrymose
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adj- characterized by displays of sorrow
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confluence
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n- a meeting at a point
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egress
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n- the act of coming out; the act of exiting
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