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Tristan Cabrera, Week 2
Week 2
5
Literature
11th Grade
09/15/2011

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Apprised
Definition
  • But as that lady had not been apprised of his intention of picking her up, she was not at home.
  • To give notice to; inform
  • uh-prahyz
  • Verb 
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Impetuosity
Definition
  • He was a dark-browed, good looking youngster of ninteen, greatly resembling his mother, but with ten times her impetuosity.
  • The quality of being characterized by sudden or rash actions
  • im-pech-oo-os-i-tee
  • Noun
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Anomaly
Definition
  • Before she saw them Edna could hear them in altercation, the woman-plainly an anomaly-claiming the right to be allowed to performed her duties, one of which was to answer the bell.
  • Someone that deviates from common form
  • uh-nom-uh-lee
  • Noun
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Volubility
Definition
  • The effect of the wine upon Victor was, to change his accustomed volutbility into silence.
  • A ready and continuous flow of words
  • vol-yuh-buh[image]l
  • Noun
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Sojourn
Definition
  • Robert related incidents of his sojourn in Mexico.
  • A temporary stay
  • soh-jurn
  • Noun
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