Thursday, April 4, 2013

Chapters 16-20 Vocabulary

Please make three different posts of three different vocabulary words from chapters 16-20 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:

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

This is due Monday by class time.

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  1. Poignant (adj)- evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

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    1. The girl became poignant when remembering things about her grandfather.

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  2. Palpitate (verb)- heart beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly; shake or tremble

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    1. After the runner finished his race, his heart felt as if it were palpitating.

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  3. Malicious (adj)- characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm

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    1. The robber acted in a very malicious behavior.

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    2. The malicious man tried to steal the old lady's pursue while she was walking down the street.

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  4. Malice (n) a desire to hurt or harm others

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    1. It was clear that Katie acted out of malice when she hit her dog.

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    2. The little boy got put in timeout because he malice a little girl at a playground.

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  5. Succor (n) assistance or support in times of hardship

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    1. The succor from her friends made grieving her loss much easier.

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    2. The boy was a succor to his teammate in his time of need.

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    1. The sedulous workers look sweaty and worn out.

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    2. Even though my daddy is a sedulous worker, he never gets tired.

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    3. The sedulous landscaper refused to leave until his work was done.

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  7. Spurn (v) reject with disdain; scorn

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    1. He was disappointed that he got naught for Christmas.

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    2. Since the kid failed his test, he was punished to sit in his room and do naught.

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    3. He was surprised to open the bag of chips and find naught.

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    4. The girl was so bad during her birthday that she got naught.

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    5. My little nephew was bad, so he didn't get naught for his birthday.

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    1. Some students do not do their work and some might say they are imprudent.

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    2. "I feel imprudent if you come to school in uniform or not," says Ms. Bush.

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    3. A better definition is:
      "not showing care for the consequences of an action"

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  10. tenement (n) a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, esp. in a poor section of a large city

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    1. Since he did not have much money to spare, he was forced to live in a tenement.

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    2. Although she lived in a tenement, she never found herself to be ungrateful.

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  11. myriad (n) - immense number, multitude

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    1. When Lil Wayne goes to Dillards, he purchases Trukfit by the myriad

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  12. Scorn (n)
    contempt, disdain, bitter hatred

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    1. Her parents always scorned her for not doing chores.

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  14. hovel (n)- an open shed or shelter

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    1. The run away dog hid in the hovel during the storm.

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    2. During the storm, some people decided to seek shelter in the hovel.

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    3. The horses ran in the hovel, when they heard the loud noise.

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  15. respite (n) - an interval of relief

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    1. After a strenuous day at work, Ethan needed respite.

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    2. The good news about college was a huge respite to many of the seniors.

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  16. Bestow (v.)- to give as a gift.

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    1. Thor bestow his powers down to his son.

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  17. Pretension (n)-1. the quality of being arrogant, snobbishness
    2. a false claim; an allegation of doubtful value

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    1. The pretension against the so called criminal gave him a bad reputation.

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  19. Appease (.v.)- To satisfy, placate, calm, pacify.

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    1. The mother appeased the baby needs, and he quickly went to sleep.

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  20. suppress (v)- to hold back, restrain

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    1. Ben just barely suppressed his anger when his sister embarrassed him in public.

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    2. The government sometimes suppress people at diplomatic meetings.

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    3. Laquinta friends had to suppress her from fighting Shaniqua.

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  21. base (adj)- lacking qualities of higher mind or spirit

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  22. Concede (v)
    admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

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  23. Repugnance (n): Intense disgust

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  24. Insurmountable (adj): Too great to be overcome

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  25. Impediment (n): A hindrance or obstruction in doing something

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

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  27. Profound (adj): having intellectual depth;difficult to understand; extending far below the surface; all encompassing.

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  28. Redress(n)- relief from wrong or injury.

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  29. Wantonly(adv)- Without discipline, without restraint, recklessly

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    1. The wantonly boy is always getting into more trouble.

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  30. Endow(v)- to furnish with an income or grant; to provide with something naturally or freely

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    1. That bath i took this morning was balminess

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    2. The spa I am going to promised a balminess relaxation.

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  32. Gesticulation (n): the act of making gestures; an expressive gesture.

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  33. Gall(n)- bitterness; careless nerve

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    1. She was acting gall and their tournament.

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    2. My mother shows gall towards her ex husband.

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  34. ardently (adv)- passionately,enthusiastically, fervently

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    1. Sally attend each one of the tiger game ardently cheering for them.

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  35. monotony (n)- tedium, dull sameness

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  36. Tumult(n)- State of confusion; agitation

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    1. After the four-wheeler accident I was tumult, I didn't know what happened.

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  37. Deformity(n)- disfigurement, the state of being mishapen

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  38. Epithet(n)- an abusive word or phrase; a descriptive term or phrase substituted for a real name.

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  40. Consolation- N. something providing comfort for a loss or hardship

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    1. Her best friend was her consolation, while she was grieving her grandfather's death.

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  42. Precipitous (adj): extremely steep

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  43. incessant(adj) - continous, never ceasing

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  44. Consternation- N. amazement or distress the leads to confusion

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  45. Alleviate (v.) - to relieve, improve partially

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    1. The medicine will alleviate the pain, the doctor said so.

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    2. The doctor told her that exercising would alleviate her cramps.

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  46. Syndic (n.)- government official

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    1. she said went she grew up she wanted to be a Syndic.

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  47. Benefactor- N. someone giving aid or money

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    1. My parents have been my benefactors my senior year.

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    2. Fema is a benefactor for those in need of financial aid.

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  48. Induce(v.)-to persuade; bring about

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    1. He induced the girl to do drugs with him.

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    2. Next time we talk to your mom, induce her about sleeping over at my house.

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  49. Anguish(n)- severe mental or physical pain or suffering
    (v)- be extremely distressed about something

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  50. Exile(n.)-The state or period of time where one is forced or volunteers to live outside of their country of origin.

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  51. Resolve(v.)-to determine or to make a firm decision about.

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    1. The principle resolved the confusion between the two girls.

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  52. comply- (v) to yield or agree, to go along with

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    1. The teacher complied to push the test back.

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    2. The victim was forced to comply with the robber.

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    1. The class entreated for a curve on the last trig test.

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  54. Apprehend(v)- arrest someone for a crime; to understand or perceive

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  55. Loiter- (v) to stand around idly

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    1. The kids outside of Walmart seem to just loiter around.

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  56. inanimate- (adj) not alive, lacking energy

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  57. Malignity (n.)- evil or aggressive malice

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    1. Denise looked at Wiley with an abject look on his face.

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  59. Bedew (v)- cover or sprinkle with drops of water or other liquid

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  60. feint(n)- a trick; false impression

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  61. console- (v.) to alleviate grief and raise the spirits of, provide solace.

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    1. Friends of Amanda consoled her after the death of her great-grandfather.

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  62. dissipate-(v.)to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess

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

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  64. impose(v)- to inflict, force open

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  65. Transitory- (adj.) short-lived, existing only briefly.

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  66. vengeance (n)- punishment inflicted in retaliation; vehemence

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  68. visage-(n.)the appearance of a person or place

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  69. dilatory(adj)- slow, tending to delay

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  70. Impregnable(adj.)- totally safe from attack, able to resist defeat .

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  71. indulge (v) to give in to a craving or desire

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    1. The pregnant woman indulged pints of ice cream.

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  72. exertion (n) vigorous action or effort

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  73. Profound- (adj.) having intellectual depth; difficult to understand; extending far below surface; all encompassing.

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    1. When the sub walked into the room there was a profound silence.

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  74. enkindle-(v.)to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire

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    1. The author enkindled in her spirit with her book.

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  75. impotence(adj)-unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless

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    1. Quint lost his deposit so, the office augment their the deadline.

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  77. solemn (adj) deeply serious; somberly impressive

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    1. The father was solemn as he looked at his son sternly.

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  78. disperse (v) - to break up, scatter

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    1. After the fight started everyone disperse away from the movie theatre.

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    2. The burglars dispersed as the cop cars came near.

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    3. Chris had to disperse the fight between KJ and Jeremy over the twinkies.

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  79. Detrimental(adj.)- causing harm or injury.

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  80. sanguinary(adj)-cruel, bloodthirsty

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  83. kindle(v) - to set fire to or ignite.

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    1. Chris and Collin like to kindle anything they can find.

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    2. Chris likes to kindle things that will blow up.

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  84. Malignity(n)-evil or aggressive malice

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  85. harrowing (v): agonizing; distressing

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  86. requisition (n) the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action

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  87. extort(v) - to obtain something by threats or force

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    1. Chris extorted the Kool- Aid from Jeremy's house by attacking him in his bed.

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  88. animation (n) - the quality or condition of being alive, spirited, active, or vigorous

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  89. sanguinary(adj- involving or causing much bloodshed

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  90. mischief (n) a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent

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    1. Kevin's head is shaped like an orb.

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    2. The players use Kevin's orbed shaped head for a basketball.

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  92. desolate(v) - to lay waste or make wretched

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    1. As soon as Chris leaves a room, it looks desolate.

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    2. When Pancho leaves Taco Bell, it looks desolate.

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  93. underwood (n)- small trees and shrubs growing beneath taller timber trees.

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    1. Kevin Batiste is considered the underwood of Chris Graves's Empire.

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  95. recompense(n.)- something given as a means of compensation or returned in kind

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  96. compensate(v.)- to repay or reimburse

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    1. If you want to ride with me on senior trip, you must compensate me! Pay me!

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    2. Kevin didn't have enough money to pay for his meal so the man said he can compensate by washing dishes.

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  97. The tree little pigs were imprecated by the wolf

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  98. tranquillity (n)- the quality or state of being tranquil; calm

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  99. precipitate (v) - to throw, usually from a great height; to bring about abruptly

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    1. The quarterback precipitated the ball to Kj, then he dropped the pass.

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  101. dreadful (adj)- causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious

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  102. sufficient(adj)- enough;adequate

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  103. seizing(n)- A length of cord or rope used for fastening or tying.

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    1. These very aggressive people cannot suppress me.

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  105. obstructed(v)-Prevent or hinder (movement or someone or something in motion)

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  106. exort (v) - to obtain something by threats or force

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  107. deformed (adj) - disfigured, spoil

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  108. encompass(v)- to include, cover, take in

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  109. hypocrite (n.)- person claiming beliefs or virtues he or she doesn't really posses

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  110. multitude (n.)- the state of being many

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