Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Chapters 10-15 Vocabulary

Please make three different posts of three different vocabulary words from chapters 6-9 of Frankenstein.  You must post the words, the part of speech, and the definition:

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REMORSE: (n,) a gnawing regret arising from a sense of guilt.

In addition, you must reply to three others students' vocabulary words with a sentence of your own written in context:

ex.
The young boy felt remorse after he was caught stealing from the candy store.

This is due Thursday by class time.

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    1. The dog poignantly bit me when I was running.

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    2. The man lift weights poignantly.

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  2. Discourse(n)- the verbal interchange of ideas; a formal, orderly, and extended expression of thought.

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    1. Before we start, I need to get my implements to start building our new car.

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    2. Teachers implement different tools, in order to teach the students.

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    3. My daddy have a lot of implements in the shade outside.

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    4. In order to build the dog house, I would need to go buy some implements.

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  4. Enhance (v)- to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity

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    1. To make the experience of watching tv better, the man enhanced the quality.

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    2. Some athletes illegally use steroids to enhance their athletic ability.

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    3. People on Instagram use multiple filters to enhance their appearance.

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  5. articulate(adj)- well spoken, expressing oneself clearly

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    1. You are very articulate when you stand in front of everyone.

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    2. Alanis Morissette is well-known for her articulate lyrics.

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    3. My little nephews is very articulate, to say they're only 2.

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    4. She was an articulate young woman.

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    5. I didn't know how to articulate my feelings; they were beyond words.

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  6. Slake (verb)- quench or satisfy

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    1. I grabbed a bottle of water to slake my thirst.

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    2. A smoothie would slake my appetite.

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    3. He will slake his thirst with a glass of ice water.

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  7. Arbiter (n) one who has power to judge or decide

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    2. The arbiter chose what the fate of the murderer was.

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    1. My mother bestowed a valuable necklace to me for my birthday.

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  9. surmount (v) - to conquer, overcome

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  10. Assuage (verb)- make an unpleasant feeling less intense; satisfy an appetite or desire

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  11. barbarous(adj)- lacking culture or refinement; mercilessly cruel

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    1. The barbarous man ran through the streets without clothes on.

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  12. Hovel (n.) - an open shed or shelter

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    1. The dog was placed in the hovel once he was found.

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    2. When the homeless man lived in a hovel for multiple years before getting back on his feet.

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    1. Did you know that the Germans surmounted the Americans before?

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  14. uncouth (adj) - lacking in refinement

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    1. Dylan was scolded for his uncouth behavior at the banquet.

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  15. Incommoded (verb)- to inconvenience someone

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  16. Indulge(.v.)- to give in to a craving or desire.

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    1. During lent, I am tempted to indulge in cans of coke.

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    2. Those born under the sign of Taurus are said to indulge themselves to excess.

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  19. Innumerable (adj.) - too many to be counted

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    1. The stars are innumerable and no one has been able to count them.

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    2. The amount of people at the basketball game was innumerable.

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    3. It was an innumerable amount of people at the party.

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  20. amiable (adj): Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

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    1. The party host was very amiable despite having been their all day.

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  21. ramble (n) - a leisurely excursion for pleasure

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  22. Detrimental(.adj.)- Causing harm or injury,

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    1. Cheerleading can be very detrimental at times, but in the end its all worth it.

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  24. Deformity (n.) -disfigurement

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    1. After her wreck, the girl's arm looked like a deformity.

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    2. After the radiation accident of Chernobyl, many newborns were born some type of deformity.

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    3. People who suffer from certain diseases sometimes have a deformity.

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  25. Impervious (adj) used with "to"
    unaffected by, resistant to

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  26. obscure (adj)- dim, unclear; not well known

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    1. People who commit crimes, sometimes have obscure motives.

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  27. Procure- (v) To get by special effort; obtain or acquire

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  28. Abrupt (adj)
    1. sudden and unexpected
    2. brief to the point of rudeness

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    1. In the movie Temptation, the man had an abrupt moment and hit the girl.

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    2. The abrupt beginning of the zombie apocalypse was terrifying.

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    3. When I went to the zoo, I was abrupted by the sounds of the monkeys.

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    4. The 9/11 crash was very abrupt.

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    5. The judge was abrupt when he knew the girl was already guilty for murder.

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  29. Feint.(n.)- A trick; a fake or false impression.

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    1. The thief purloined the money before he dropped the woman's purse.

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    2. My brother purloined my snacks in the fridge.

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    3. Our neighbor purloined my bike out the yard.

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  31. Venerable (adj): Accorded a great deal of respect, esp. because of age, wisdom, or character

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    1. My little sister's lack of attention span makes her venerable to pranks on April Fool's Day.

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  32. genial(adj)- favorable to growth or comfort

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  33. Conciliating (v): Stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify

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  34. debasing (v)- degrading or low in quality or stature

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  35. Implore (v)
    to beg someone earnestly and desperately to do something

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    1. I implore you to not read this comment, for it is a logical paradox.

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    2. I implored my mom, to let me go the the party.

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    3. My sister implores me almost everyday to bring her something to eat at work.

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  36. Malignity (n): evil or aggressive malice/ something that produces death

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  37. immerse (v)- to bathe, dip; to engross, preoccupy

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  38. exhortation(n)- urging or incitement by strong appeals

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  39. Countenance- (n) Appearance, especially the expression of the face

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  40. Precipice (n): edge, steep overhang

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  41. The dwarf was found living in a hovel in the woods.

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  42. Prognostication (n)- an indication in advance; the act of forecasting.

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  43. Detest (v): to feel intense and violent hatred toward

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    1. I detested towards the dogs surrounding the classroom

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  44. ascent(n)- upward slope; a climb or rising to another level

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  45. Brood(v)- to think gloomily about

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    1. The little girl broods over his brother that's hurt in the hospital.

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    2. He brooded about a way to find a nice girl.

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  46. Solemnize (v): to perform with pomp or ceremony; to make solemn

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  47. aerial (adj)- celestial, imaginery

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  48. Spurn(v): to reject or refuse contemptuously; scorn

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    1. My mother spurned my dad's offer to take them to out to eat.

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  49. Intersperse(v)-to distribute among, mix with.

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    1. The boy tried to satiate the girl with dinner and a movie.

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    2. Alex tried to satiate his teacher by turning in all his missing work.

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  52. Mutability (n): changeability, inconsistency

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  53. Diabolically(adv)- in the characteristic of the devil, devilishly.

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  54. disdain (v)- to scorn; to reject as inferior

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  55. Oblige- (v) make someone legally or morally bound to an action or course of action; do as someone asks or desires in order to help or please them

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  56. Lament(v)- To deplore, grieve

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  57. Diabolically (adj): in the characteristic of the devil, devilishly

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  58. Irrevocably(adv)- conclusively: irreversibly

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  59. Relinquish(v)- To renounce or surrender something

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  60. Demeanor- (n) outward behavior or bearing

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  61. Allure(v)- To entice by charm; attract

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    1. Fabio is considered to be an alluring man, but I don't see it.

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    2. The boy tried to allure the girl by using his manners and being respectful.

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    1. The crowd dispelled with the principal came out his office.

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  63. Perpetual- (adj.) never ending or changing

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    1. Arguments can be perpetual, even when you want them to be over.

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  64. balmy(adj)- mild and pleasant; soothing

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    1. Calm music that resembles waves in water is balmy.

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  65. Rapturously-adv. with extreme joy or ecstasy

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  66. Cadence- n. a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language

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  68. pinnacle (n) high, pointed piece of rock

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  69. reverberate (v) be repeated several times ; echo

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    1. My grandma is bad at hearing so I always have to reverberate what I say.

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  70. augment- (v) to expand, extend

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  71. restrain- (v) to control, repress, restrict

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  72. induce- (v) to persuade; bring about

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    1. Sarah tried to induce Ms. Carter to curve the test.

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    2. John tried to induce the coach to let them win the game.

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  73. comply (V)- to yield or agree, to go along with

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    1. He complied with his father on the matter.

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  74. multiplicity (n) the state of being various; a great number

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  75. inarticulate (adj) unable to speak clearly, incomprehensible

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  76. sublime-(adj.) awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value

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  77. Entreaty(n.) a plea or request.

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  78. Despondency (n.)- discouragement and dejection

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  79. mortification(n)- great embarrassment and shame

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  80. Ascend(v) - to rise to another level or climb

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  81. Conjecture (v.)- to infer, predict, guess

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    1. The Saint's fans conjecture that the Saints will go to the Super Bowl every year, but they are way off.

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  82. Melancholy-(adj.) sad, depressing

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    1. After losing the game, the team felt melancholy.

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  83. Exultation(n.)- the act of being extremely joyful.

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    1. The little girl was exulted when she got a new puppy.

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  85. diffuse(v)- to spread out widely

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  86. Resolve (v.)- to determine or to make a from decision about

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    1. The only way we will resolve our family problems, is to have a vague family meeting.

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    2. The kids resolved their problems with a reluctant handshake.

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    1. After the police arrived,everyone dissipated.

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  88. Opaque(adj.)- impervious to light; difficult to understand.

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  89. sombre(adj)- dark and gloomy; melancholy, dismal

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  90. Debilitated- (adj.) weakened, feeble.

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  91. Precipitous-(adj.) extremely steep

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  92. Glut(v) - eat and drink to excess

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  94. Monotonous- (adj.) repetitive, unvaried.

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  95. Inure (v) - to harden; accustom; become used to

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    1. All throughout the NFL season, WR's eluded Cory Webster.

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  97. Odius(adj) - hateful; contemptible

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  98. divert(v.)- to distract, to move in different directions from a particular point.

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    1. In this years Super Bowl, the Saint's fans thought they could divert everyone in the Super Dome by turning off the lights so they could take the trophy.

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  99. Reverence- (n.) a feeling of great awe and respect.

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  100. unearthly (adj)- unnatural or mysterious, esp. in a disturbing way; unreasonably early or inconvenient

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  101. Negligently (adv) - carelessly, inattentively

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  102. accumulation (n)- the acquisition or gradual gathering of something

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    1. The Miami Heat's accumulation of LeBron James helped them win the NBA title.

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  103. Virtuous (adj.) - good, worthy, moral

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    1. People around town describe me as virtuous.

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    2. People around town don't describe you as virtuous.... drove.

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    3. I wish people around town described me as virtuous.......... :(

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  104. dissoluble(adj.)- capable of being dissolved or disintegrated

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  105. wretchedness (adj)- in a very unhappy or unfortunate state

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  106. perpendicularity - the relation of opposition between things at right angles.

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  107. sensibilities- mental responsiveness and awareness.

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  108. benevolent(adj.)- kind, compassionate

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  109. Desolate(adj)- showing the effects of abandonment or neglect; devoid of warmth or comfort.

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