English 9R Final Vocabularies (2)

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Metamorphosis

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a change in appearance, character or condition

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Mettle

Back 2

courage, fortitude

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Misconstrue

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misinterpret

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Mollify

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to soothe or pacify

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Monotony

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sameness

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Morose

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gloomy, sullen

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Motive

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reason to act; impetus

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Ominous

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threatening

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Omniscient

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all knowing

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Orator

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speaker

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Palatable

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acceptable to the taste; sufficiently agreeable

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Persuasive

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convincing

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Placid

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undisturbed by tumult or disorder; clam or quiet

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Plight

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a difficult situation

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Poised

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balanced, composed

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Precede

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to go before or ahead of

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Proceed

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to continue on; or money gained from commercial or charitable venture

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Prodigious

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large

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Prosecution

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represents the state in a criminal case against a citizen

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Prudent

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wise, cautious in conduct

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Pugnacious

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ready or eager to fight; quarrelsome

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Rabble

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mob, unruly crowd

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Redress

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to correct a wrong

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Remnant

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the part that remains or is left over

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Replete

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to be fully supplied or completely filled

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Repose

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rest

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Repute

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reputation, status, character

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Ruse

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a crafty stratagem; a subterfuge

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Sarcasm

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a mocking or contemptuous remark

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Savorless

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tasteless; without flavor

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Scorn

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Contempt for someone or something

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Sheathe

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to put a knife back in its casing

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Slough

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to cast off or shed; get rid of

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Soliloquy

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monologue to let the audience know what the character is thinking

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Spurious

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lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; false

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Stoic

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showing no emotions

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Stolid

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revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive

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Sullen

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sad; acting in a depressed way

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Talon

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a finger-like claw

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Tempest

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a storm

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Tenement

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run-down, low-rent apartment building

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Tentative

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not fully worked out; uncertain; hesitant

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Tenuous

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long and thing; slender; or flimsy or with little substance

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Timorous

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full of apprehension; timid

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Unanimous

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everyone in agreement

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Veiled

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hidden

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Vicious

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cruel, mean

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Vulnerable

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susceptible to physical injury or attack; open to criticism

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Wisp

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tiny, slight strand

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Writhe

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to twist in pain