Vocab Midterm For Mr.ferrante's L.a

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abscond

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V. To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself

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Connoisseur

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n. a person with expert knowledge and training

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Displace

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V. to take place of

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Endeavor

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N. A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end.

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Gait

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N. A particular way or manner of moving on foot.

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Impunity

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N. Exemption from punishment, penalty or harm

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obstinate

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adj.stubbornly ad hearing to an attitude opinion

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Retribution

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N. Something given or demand in repayment.

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Termination

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N. The end of something in time; a conclusion

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Virtuoso

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N. A person with masterly skill or technique.

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Auxiliary

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Adj. Held in or used as a reserve

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Barrage

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N. long and sustained of attack

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Derisive

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Adj. Mocking; jeering

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Distraught

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Adj. Deeply agitated

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Fleeting

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Adj. passing quickly

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Haggard

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Adj. having and appearing worn and exhausted

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insinuate

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V. to introduce gradually

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insolent

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adj. Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech

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piston

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n. a solid cylinder or disk that fits into a larger cylinder and moves under fluid pressure; Gears

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Opaque

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Adj. Impenetrable by light

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enamor

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v. To inspire with love; captivate

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vitality

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N. full of life

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discourse

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N. Verbal expression in speech or writing.

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Clamor

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N. Noise; Noisy , loud outcry

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Abhor

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V. To regard with horror or loathing; detest

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Laconic

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Adj. expressing much in few words

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Requite

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V. To make repayment or return for.

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Ominous

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adj. Menacing; threatening

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Impediment

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N. Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction

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suave

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adj. smoothly agreeable and courteous

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Ruffian

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n. A tough or rowdy person.

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Skirmish

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N. A minor battle in war, as one between small forces or between large forces avoiding direct conflict.

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Pernicious

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adj. Deadly

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Turret

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N. a small tower or tower shaped projection or building.

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apathetic

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adj. feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern.

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Appendage

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Something added or attached to entity or greater importance

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apprehension

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fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future

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bough

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A tree brach, especially a large or main branch.

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conflagration

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A large destructive fire

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Excruciating

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Intensely painful

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flotsam

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wreckage or cargo that remains a float after a ship has sunk

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flounder

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to move clumsily attempts , to move or regain ones balance

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gingerly

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with great care or delicacy

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intangible

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incapable of being perceived by senses

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manipulate

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to move arrange or operate or control by hands or mechanical means

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pall

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a cover for a coffin

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undulate

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to cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion

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Wistful

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Full of wishful yearning

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ardor

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intensity of feeling zeal; passion

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bland

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suave

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canker

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a localized diseased or necrotic area on a plant part.

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taint

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to affect with disease

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beseech

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To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore

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amble

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to move easily and gently

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dote

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To show excessive fondness or love

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Garish

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Loud and flashy

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endear

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To make beloved or very sympathetic

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obstruct

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To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle

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amiable

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Adj. Friendly and Agreeable in disposition; good natured and likeable.

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Singe

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V. To burn superficially; scorch

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Counsel

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V. The act of exchanging opinions and ideas.

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Blithe

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Adj. Carefree and lighthearted.

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Pestilence

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N. A usually fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.

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Dire

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Adj. Dreadful; fearful

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Emanate

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V. Flow out or issue

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Exuberant

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Adj. Effusive in feeling or expression;lavish

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Fervent

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Adj. Passionate

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Genial

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Adj. Friendly and kind in manner

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Inevitable

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Adj. Unavoidable

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Peal

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n. The loud ringing of bells

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Portal

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n. A doorway

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Amenity

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n. The quality of being pleasant or attractive. convenient

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ardent

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adj. Expressing or characterized by warmth or feeling.

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Chateau

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N. A french castle

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Cosmopolitan

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adj. Pertinent or common to the whole world.

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Cunning

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Adj. Sly

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debacle

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n. a sudden , disastrous collapse

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discern

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v. to perceive by eyes or intellect

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dogged

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adj. stubborn

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droll

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adj. amusingly odd, whimsically comical

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Grisly

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adj. inspiring repugnance, gruesome

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indolent

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adj. lazy

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lore

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n. accumulative fact, trait or beliefs about a particular subject

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quarry

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n.an open excavation

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dissuade

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v. To deter (a person) from a course of action

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vernerable

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adj. to gain respect by age

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Countenance

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n. Facial expression

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disdain

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N.A feeling or show of contempt

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Lull

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N.A relatively calm interval

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Incite

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V. To provoke and urge on

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Throughfare

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n. a main road or public highway

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Conjoin

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V. To join or become joined together; unite

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Jester

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N. A fool or buffoon at medieval courts.