Vocab List # 2

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Succor

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aid or assistance that relieves from difficulty or distress

ex. he hastened to administer a dose of spirits, and by their succor, his master presently regained motion and consciousness

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effeminate

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haivng feminine qualities untypical of a man: not manly in appearance or manner; marked by an unbecoming delicacy or over refinement.

Ex. linton was a pale, delicate, effeminate boy.

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avaricious

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immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy

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glen

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a small secluded valley

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diaphanous

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extremely thin or transparent

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disgression

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a temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing.

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lachrymose

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1)suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful
2) given to shedding tears readily; tearful

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virulency

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1) quality of being virulent
2)bacteriology: a)the relative ability of a microorganism to cause disease; degree of pathogenicity
3) venomous hostility
4) intense sharpness of temper

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expostulate

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Wuthering Heights pg. 111
to reason earnestly with someone about the inadvisablity of his or her actions in an effort to correct or dissuade that person

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injunction

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an authoritative command or order; in law, a court order requiring a party to do or to refrain from some specified action

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curlish

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boorish; vulgur.... difficult to work; intractable

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entreaty

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an earnest request or petition, plea

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quelled

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to bring something to an end, ususally by means of force
to suppress or allay a feeling

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phraseology

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1)the phrases used in a particular sphere of activity
2)the way words and phrases are chosen or used

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heterodox

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not in accordance with the established or accepted doctrines or opionions, esp in theology; unorthodox
holding unorthodox doctrines

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assiduity

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persistent attention or diligence; unflagging effort; constant personal attention and oeften obsequious solitude

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elucidate

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to make clear; explain

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insipid

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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating quailties; vapid
without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink; bland

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lapwing

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any of several old world birds of the genus vanellus related to the plovers, esp having a narrow crest or erratic flight behavior

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coxcomb

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a conceited, folish dandy

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sundry

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various or diverse

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furze

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very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrent golden-yellow flowers; common thorugh weastern

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evince

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to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove

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dubiousness

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doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply

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pule

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to whine or whimper

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sexton

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a church officer or employee who takes care of the chruch property and preforms related minor duties (as ringing the bell for services and digging graves)