As I lay Dying set 2
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annabanana8976 on January 16, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Discommode | to cause inconvenience to |
| Uncurried | ungroomed horse |
| Suffused | being spread through with or as with color or light or liquid |
| Rutting | sunken track or grove |
| Circumventing | going around/ bypass |
| Flagrant | consciously bad/ offensive or reprehensible |
| Reeves | to pass a rope though a hole, block or cleat |
| Expiation | to make amends, reparation or atonement |
| Arduous | requires create effort/ difficult |
| Travail | work, especially when arduous or painful effort |
| Chattel | an artifact as movable property; also, a slave |
| Victuals | food supplies/ provisions |
| Sullen | gloomy, showing a violent humor, sulky |
| Recapitulate | to review a series of facts; to sum up |
| Facade | the face or front of a building |
| Frieze | ornamental band on a wall |
| Proscenium | the part of the stage in front of the curtain |
| Macabre | a gruesome combination of farce and tragedy |
| Engendered | to procreate, bring into existence |
| Nimbus | a splendid atmosphere or aura that surrounds a person/thing |
| Stanchion | any vertical post or rod used as a support |
| Antipathy | a feeling of intense dislike or aversion |
| Calomel | often used as a cure for intestinal colorless tasteless, powered |
| Interstices | small spaces between things |
| Platitudes | a flat, dull, or trite remark, esp. one uttered as if it were fresh or profound |
| Grip | a suitcase |
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