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English 1, 2, 3, and 4 spelling #21, 2013
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| deflect | turn aside |
| contingent | a gathering of persons from larger groups |
| conspire | engage in plotting |
| conceivably | within |
| rigorous | demanding strict attention to rules |
| nonfiction | prose writing that is true |
| narrative | telling of a story |
| smoke jumpers | elite fire fighters who parachute |
| spontaneously | occurring suddenly w/o cause |
| combusting | bursting into flame |
| volatile | suddenly changing violently |
| radiant heat | heat passing through air |
| brandish | to shake or wave a weapon |
| minion | servile follower; subordinate |
| corporal | physical, real |
| surmise | infer without strong evidence |
| interim | intervening time |
| beguile | influence by flattery |
| surcease | stop |
| purveyor | furnishing provisions, food |
| harbinger | person who goes ahead |
| mettle | courage and fortitude |
| gout | mass or splash of blood |
| knell | sound announcing death |
| surfeit | excess |
| infirm | feeble in body or health |
| equivocate | ambiguous or unclear |
| requite | retaliation for wrong |
| dire | indicating trouble, disaster |
| sacrilegious | violating sacred items |
| scruples | conscience, principles |
| carousing | engaging in drunken revels |
| parricide | killing one's father |
| cide | scold |
| rancor | ill will, hatred |
| scepter | emblem of regal power |
| liege | lord or sovereign |
| mischance | bad luck |
| augur | omen |
| sleight | clever trick |
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