Directions: Click save as, save the document as both of your first and last names. Then, define each word in complete sentences, list the part of speech, and use the word in a sentence.
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Apparition
Definition: an unusual or unexpected sight.
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Cauterized
Definition: to burn (something, such as a wound) with heat or a chemical substance in order to destroy infected tissue.
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Constable
Definition: a public official whose job is similar to that of a police officer.
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Contiguous
Definition: being in actual contact, touching along a boundary or at a point.
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Dastardly
Definition: afraid in a way that makes you unable to do what is right or expected.
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Diatribe
Definition: an angry and usually long speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something.
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Dictating
Definition: to speak or read something to a person who writes it down or to a machine that records it.
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Dote
Definition: to tend to someone’s every want and need.
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Ferocious
Definition: exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality.
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Fraudulent
Definition: obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception.
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Imp
Definition: a small demon or a mischievous child.
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Incontinently:
Definition: without delay, or immediately.
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Ineffable:
Definition: incapable of being expressed in words.
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Inhabitants:
Definition: one that occupies a particular place regularly, routinely, or for a period of time.
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Lackadaisical:
Definition: lacking life, spirit, or zest; lazy.
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Martyr
Definition: a person who is killed or who suffers greatly for a cause (to help others).
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Proclivities
Definition: an inclination or predisposition toward something; especially : a strong inherent inclination toward something objectionable
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Provisions
Definition: a supply of food and other things that are needed.
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Reconnoiter
Definition: to go to a place or area in order to gain more information about the location.
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Somnolent
Definition: tired and ready to fall asleep.
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Sullenly
Definition: used to describe an angry or unhappy person who does not want to talk, smile, etc.
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Surreptitiously
Definition: done in a secret or stealthy way.
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Scythe
Definition: a farming tool with a curved blade and long handle that is used for cutting grass, grain, etc. (like what the Grimm Reaper uses).
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Undeleterious
Definition: Not damaging or harmful.
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