Tuesday, April 20, 2010

New Vocabulary

List two new vocabulary words from your reading and include their definitions.

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  1. repugnance: strong dislike
    conformity: similarity in character or form.

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  2. censuring-to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner
    manor-right to hunt game

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  3. stirrups- parts on horse's saddle
    shambled- to do something without grace, or a state of complete destruction.

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  4. *piazza- a porch or deck

    *coquette- a woman who flirts

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  5. Fortnight: it is a unit of time equivalent to 14 days

    Uncouth: unknown; strange

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  6. rudimentary -- first step, element, skill, or principle

    inscrutable -- difficult to understand

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  7. My words are Phaeton- touring car and Rudimentary- consisting in first principles.

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  8. spade- type of shovel
    sugar cane- the plant that sugar is grown on

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  9. *~incessant~* continuous

    *~tumultuous~* riot-like

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  10. pinafores-sleeveless garment worn as an apron

    lull-sleep or relax

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  11. piazza- open square in a town or city especially in Italy

    varlet- servant

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  12. tumultuous-the confusion and noise of a crowd,riot


    Fungoid-resembling,charectoristc of

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  13. vulgar- showing poor manners

    amiable- having good-natured personal qualities

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  14. *$~*steadfastly-not changing



    *$~*peculiar-odd/weird

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  15. Jostling: fidgeting
    Terrestrial: land living

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  16. exultation-to rejoice greatly

    palpably-plainly seen

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  17. Superfluous-being more than is requierd
    Intuition-direct perception of fact

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  18. Steadfastly - not changing

    Jostling - fidgeting

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  19. yeomanry-The owner of a small farm

    ingratiating- To gain favor or confidence of others by diliberate effort or manipulation.

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  20. idle-not working or active
    pitch-fling, throw, hurl

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  21. black spot- a summons


    swoon- wool

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  22. idle-not working or active

    kindle-start a fire

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  23. Idle-not active Kindle-to start a fire

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  24. vain- self centered; cares to much about appearence
    kindle- to start a fire with

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  25. *monopolizing*- to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.


    *leviathan*- any huge marine animal, as the whale.

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  26. assidous- constant
    irene-mytholigical

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  28. Enterprising: great or wide imagination
    Tumult: has violent tendencies or is boisterous, bipolar

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  29. excursion-short trip

    scanty-not plentiful

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  30. Profundity- the quality or state of being profound; a profoundly deep place;abyss;depth

    Complacency- a feeling of quite pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like;self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation

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  32. florid: reddish;ruddy;rosy

    utmost: of the greatest or highest degree

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  33. eloquent- to speak persuasivly
    Inarticulate- not spoken clearly

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  34. florid:reddish;ruddy;rosy


    cobbler:a person who mends shoes

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  35. cordially-friendly
    foolscap-inexpensive writing paper

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  36. Paradox-false proposition


    plight-distressing circumstance

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  37. scrupulous- honest; truthful
    vexing- bothering; irritating; annoying
    caprice- a sudden change of mind

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  38. circumspection- to look around, be cautious
    fastidious- delicate

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  39. Conjecturing-A guess on incomplete evidence.
    Circumspection-To look around, be cautious.

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  40. aghast- struck with amazement

    perturbation- to disturb

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  41. acquaintance-person/friend you know but not to well.

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  42. *perverse: stubborn
    *gingham: plain-weave cotton fabric

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  43. *perverse: stubborn or headstrong

    *gingham-yarn-dyed cotton fabric

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  44. Cornutus et hirsutus- horned and hair
    Tybalde aleator- O Thibault, you dice player

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  45. improprieties- the act of being improper

    amiable- showing good-natured personal qualities

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  46. Wainscot: wood panals that can be used to line the walls of a room

    Cordially: warm or friendly manner

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  47. remonstrance-a protest

    cordiality-an expression or feeling

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  48. *grotesque- odd or unnatural

    *matriculation- to enroll in a college or university as a canidate for a degree

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  49. lurid:ghastly pale in apperance
    tumult:disordered aggitation

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  50. satiate- to satisfy

    ardent- burning

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  51. *$$~fusillade~$$* to attack or shoot down

    *$$~lurid~$$* ghastly pale in appearance

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  52. Mate- second in command on a ship
    Anchor chain- chain that is connected to the anchor

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  53. proprietor: quality or state of being proper
    celibacy: the state of not being married

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  54. Albeit - conceiding the fact of

    Repugnance - resistance

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  55. tumult-confusion


    feverishly-high emotion

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  56. Flippant- marked by or showing disrespectd

    embowered-enclose

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  57. <(") fusillade-attack or shoot down

    <(") intermittent-ceasing from time to time

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  58. Cock-male chicken
    Brindled-a gray speckled color

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  59. grieve- great sorrow
    brindled- gray or tawny with darker spots

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  60. vain~ without real value
    brindled cow~ a cow with great dark spots

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  61. Pinnacle: Peak of success and fame, or a lofty peak of something.

    Mosque: muslim temple or place of public worship.


    Lassitude: weariness of body or mind from strain.
    *****BTW This is War of the Worlds*****

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  62. building or chamber-vaulted
    lieng or believed to lie-nether

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  63. Bestow- To present or to give honor.

    Intrepidity-Courageous; unshaken by fear; bold.

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  64. Superciliousness- facial expression


    Insipidity- dull

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  65. *skylarking*- to frolic; sport

    *kindred*- a person relatives collectively

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  66. labyrinth- a complicated or tortuous arrangement, as of streats or buildings

    Perplexities- a state of being confused

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  67. ^^gesticulated^^ to make expressive

    ^^derelict^^ deserted

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  68. Ultimatum- a final uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force

    Hussars- one of a body of Hungarian light cavalry formed during the 15th century

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  69. inquiries- a request or question
    estimable- worthy of respect or admiration
    intricate- difficult to solve or understand
    countenance- the face as an indication of mood or character
    genteel- refined or well bred
    efficacy- producing an intended effect
    inclination- an attitude against something
    sonnet- a poem made up of 14 lines

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  70. dexterity-skill in using hands or body

    quid-small portion of tobacco

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  71. gales- strong wind

    ardently-passionate

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  72. ascertaining; verb, to find out definitely





    ennui; noun, a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from lack of interest

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  73. sufficed- satify
    clamorous- vigorous demands or complaints

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  74. demurely- shyness
    colloquy- dialogue

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  75. insolent: rude

    asunder: widely seperated especially in space

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  76. grotesque:odd or misformed shape
    hussar:Hungarian light calavary

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  77. adroitness, skillful, clever
    expiate, to make ammends

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  78. embrocation- to mosisten and rub an injured part of the body with a liquid medicine

    magistrate- a civil officer with the power to enforce the law

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  79. hussar: light calvary
    ejaculatory: exclamatory utterance

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  80. maize-british name for corn

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  81. *$IOWA$*

    colossi-anything colossal, gigantic, or very powerful

    hussars-cavalry members

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  82. fortuitous- occuring by chance;lucky

    advocate- to write of speak in favor of or support

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  83. colosii - gigantic statue
    torpor - sluggishly inactivity

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  84. *cbK*
    colossi- stature of gigantic size

    hussars- a calvary member

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  85. Fordyce's Sermons- James Fordyce's Sermons to Young Women (1766) offered conservative advice on female conduct and education

    lottery tickets- Card game in which players bet that the card of one player will match that of another

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  86. Earthenware-pottery made from a porpous clay
    Ceases-to stop or discontinue

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  87. debauch-to currub or seduce
    ghastly shocking
    buxum ful blossomed

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  88. *dame-mistress of household

    *vessels-hollow utensils ex.cup,bowl

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  89. vessels-a craft for water travel without a ship
    hastened-hurry to a place
    ceases-stops
    earthenware-pottery made of hardened clay

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  90. oppressed-to worry or trouble
    allured-to entire

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  91. oppressed = to worry the mind or stress one's inner being

    foreboding =to warn in advance

    multitudes = a large amount of something

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  92. squire- the head of the family with the largest house and the most land

    mutiny- a conspiracy among members of a group

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  93. *bumpkin*- an awkward simple rustic yokel




    *omnipotent*- almighty or infinite in power, as god.

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  94. flask-a small container used in a lab

    Conspicuous-noticeable

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  95. amiss-out of the right or proper course wrong




    Conventional-confirming of adhering to accepted standards

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  96. Lassitude-weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, ect.


    Armament-the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.

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  97. ommiting- To be neglecting.



    incoherent- Lacking order>

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  98. *hindrance* preventing


    *languor* lack of energy

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  99. Benevolence- desire to do good

    Prognostics= pertaining to prognosis- prediction

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  100. War Of The Worlds
    fusillade- a simultaneous of continuous discharge of firearms
    conveyance- the legal transfer of property or the document effecting it

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  101. Felicity- Happiness

    Coincided- The occupy the some place in space.

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  102. raptures- an experience of being carried away by emotion
    expostulation- to dissuade somebody
    alacrity- cheerfulness; eagerness
    approbation- a formal approval

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  103. busquely: abrupt in manner

    ejaculated: to eject abruptly

    amiss: out of order or place

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  104. hussars- one of a body of troops

    allusions- a casual reference

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