Les Mis vocabulary II

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  1. sepulchral
    gloomy, like a grave
  2. pernicious
    causing great harm or death
  3. discontinuity
    • lacking continuity
    • broken up
  4. clemency
    mercy
  5. quays
    wharfs
  6. ineffable
    too sacred to talk about
  7. garret
    attic room
  8. beadle
    minor church official
  9. redoubtable
    when someone inspires fear (like an opponent)
  10. conduit
    channel for fluids to flow down (like a gutter)
  11. truncated
    cut off ends
  12. requisition
    a demand for something to be taken or put into service

    "the requisition of all cell phones will be necessary if students misuse them"
  13. cul-de-sac
    dead end street or blind alley
  14. singular
    • one of a kind
    • unique
  15. homely
    ugly

    "that girl is homely"
  16. chamois
    leather made from a goat (or the goat itself)

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 angeleenie70
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 Les Mis vocabulary II
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2011-10-04 20:35:38
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8th grade literature
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