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Literature
11th Grade
09/20/2012
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Abstruse
 Definition
difficult to understand;
obscure
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Blunderbuss
 Definition
1. ancient weapon (type of gun);
2. a clumsy person
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Cringe
 Definition
recoil;
flinch;
shy away
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Envenom
 Definition
to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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Hedonism
 Definition
self-indulgence;
pleasure-seeking
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Laconic
 Definition
using few words;
brief;
to the point
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Oblique
 Definition
indirect;
slanting
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Plumage
 Definition
feathers of a bird
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Resignation
 Definition
acceptance of fate
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Tenacious
 Definition
stubborn;
resolute;
holding firm to a purpose
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