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The Good Earth Vocabulary
Set 2
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Literature
12th Grade
09/14/2015

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Respite
Definition
1.(N) a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.
2.(Adj) postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.).
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Satiate(Adj)
Definition
satisfied, as one's appetite or desire, to the point of boredom
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Deference(N)
Definition
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
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Insidiously(Adj)
Definition
1. intended to entrap or beguile
2. stealthily treacherous or deceitful
3. operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect
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Derisive(Adj)
Definition
characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking
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Consternation(N)
Definition
a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay
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Aghast(Adj)
Definition
struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror
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Abashed(Adj)
Definition
ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted
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Indolent(Adj)
Definition
1. having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
2. Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign
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Prodigal(Adj)
Definition
1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant
2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually followed by of or with)
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Propitious(Adj)
Definition
1. presenting favorable conditions; favorable
2. indicative of favor; auspicious
3. favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive
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Placid(Adj)
Definition
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
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Haughty(Adj)
Definition
disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious
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Acquiescent(Adj)
Definition
disposed to acquiesce or consent tacitly
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Scrupulous(Adj)
Definition
punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact
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Distraught(Adj)
Definition
1. distracted; deeply agitated
2. mentally deranged; crazed
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Rebuke(V)
Definition
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand
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Parsimony(N)
Definition
extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness
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Coquettish(Adj)
Definition
(of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner
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Sere(Adj)
Definition
dry; withered
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Sullied(V)
Definition
1. to soil, stain, or tarnish
2. to mar the purity or luster of; defile
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Beseeching(V)
Definition
to beg eagerly for; solicit
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Indulgent(Adj)
Definition
characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive
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Incessantly(Adj)
Definition
continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending:
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Scanty(Adj)
Definition
1. meager; not adequate.
2. lacking amplitude in extent or compass
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