A Separate Peace Vocab

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salient

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something that projects upward or outward from its surroundings

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droll

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amusing in an odd or wry way

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inveigle

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to lead on with deception; entice or trick into doing or giving something, going somewhere

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seigneurs

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alternate speeling of seigniors, lords or nobles

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matriarchal

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of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a woman who rules her family or tribe

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venerable

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worthy of respect or reverence by reason of age and dignity, character, or position

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inured

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made accustomed to something difficult or painful

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insidious

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characterized by treachery or slyness; crafty; willy

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blitzkrieg

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sudden, swift, large-scale offensive warfare intended to win a quick victory; any sudden, overwhelming attack

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inebriating

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intoxicating; exciting

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encroaching

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approaching or intruding, especially in a gradual or sneaky way; advancing beyond customary limits

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effulgence

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great brightness; radiance; brilliance

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latent

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present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped in a person or thing, as a quality or power

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undulation

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a wavy, curving form or outline, especially one of a series

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transfixed

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made motionless, as if impaled

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decalogue

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the Ten Commandments

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ludicrous

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so absurd, ridiculous, or exaggerated as to cause or merit laughter

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irresolutely

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in an indecisive way; wavering in decision, purpose, or opinion

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nave

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usually, the main part of the interior of a church; here, a large, open, central space

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apse

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a semicircular or polygonal projection of a building, especially one at the east end of a church, with a domed or vaulted roof

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vindicated

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cleared from criticism, blame, guilt, suspicion; served as justification for, justified

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idiosyncratic

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particular to the individual; eccentric

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infinitesimal

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too small to be measured; infinitely small

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sinecure

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any office or position providing an income or other advantage but requiring little or no work

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dispensations

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releases or exemptions from obligations

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gabardine

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a cloth of wool, cotton, rayon, twilled on one side and having a fine, diagonal weave

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fratricide

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the act of killing one's own brother

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contretemps

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an inopportune happening causing confusion or embarrass; awkward mishap

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puttees

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coverings for the lower legs, in the form of cloth or leather leggins, or cloth strips wound spirally

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burlesque

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broadly comic; caricatured

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misbegotten

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wrongly or badly conceived

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virtuoso

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a person displaying great technical skill, usually in a fine art

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Versailles

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a reference to the magnificent palace built at Versailles by the French King Louis XIV

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opulent

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very wealthy or rich; luxurious

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reticent

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habitually silent or uncommunicative; having a restrained, quiet, or understand quality

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Provencal

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in the style of Provence, a region of southern France

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rococo

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of a style characterized by profuse and delicate ornamentation, reduced scale, lightness and grace

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aphorisms

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short, concise statements of principle; pointed sentences expressing wise or clever observations or general truths

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accession

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usually, the act of coming to or attaining, as a throne, power; here, an increase by something added

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vagaries

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odd, eccentric, or unexpected actions or bits of conduct

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recessional

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a musical piece played at the end of a performance, play, or service while the audience or congregation is leaving

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dowager

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an elderly woman of wealth and dignity

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multifariously

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having many kinds of parts or elements; of great variety

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presaged

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warned of a future event; foretold

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austerity

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sternness of look or manner; stinginess; the quality of showing strict self-discipline and self-denial

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aesthere

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one highly sensitive to art and beauty

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querulous

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complaining; peevish

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rejoinder

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an answer to a reply

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primevally

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relating to the earliest times or ages

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terminus

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boundary or limit; an end or final point

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tacit

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not expressed or declared openly; understood

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torpidly

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slowly or dully apathetically; sluggishly

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timbre

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the characteristic quality of sound that distinguishes one voice or musical instrument from another

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incarnate

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in bodily form; being a living example of

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pontiff

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a bishop or high priest

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incongruity

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the condition, quality, or fact of lacking harmony, agreement, or appropriateness

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innately

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having the quality of existing naturally as an inherent attribute

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bellicose

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of a quarrelsome or hostile nature; eager to fight

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cogitation

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serious thought; meditation

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assimilate

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to absorb and incorporate into one's thinking