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Tooth and Nail Vocab Ch. 1-4
vocabulary words
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Writing
11th Grade
09/24/2008

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grandoliquent
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speaking in a lofty style or not knowing what one is saying
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quiescent
Definition
being at rest, quiet or still
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garrulous
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excessively talking in a rambling manner
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salutary
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favorable or promoting health
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monolithic
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massive, solid, and uniform
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prosaic
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matter of fact or straightforward
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antediluvian
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old or belonging to the period to before the flood
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egalitarian
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belief in the equality of all people
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heterogenous
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consisting of dissimilar events or parts
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arduous
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requiring great strength and labor
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amorphous
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lacking definite form or shape
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pragmatic
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dealing or concerned with practical facts or occourances
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enigma
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a difficult baffling problem that is hard to understand
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aloof
Definition
distant, both physically and emotionally
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pugulusts
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a person who fights with their fists
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fastidious
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giving careful attention to detail
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histrionic
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of or pertaining to dramitic events or acting
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poignant
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keenly distressing to the feelings
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bibliophile
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a person who loves to collect books
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euphemism
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the substitution of a vegue expression for an offensive one
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