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Vocab from chapters 6-11 in Great Expectations

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Render   to express in one's own way  
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Oracle   something or someone believed to be a source of wisdom  
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Expend   to use up  
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Epistle   a letter; message  
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Erudition   extensive knowledge obtained through reading and study  
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Conciliatory   soothing, friendly  
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Ablution   a washing of the body or part of it  
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Speculation   a theory or conclusion based on guesswork  
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Discomfit   to make uneasy; embarass  
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Dependent   hanging down  
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Aversion   an extremem dislike  
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Contemptuous   scornful  
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Ignominious   disgraceful  
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Testy   touchy  
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Felicitous   suitable to a specific purpose  
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Synopsis   a brief summary  
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Indiscriminate   Unrestrained  
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Expound   to explain in detail  
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Commend   to give regards, or good wishes, to someone  
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Bereave   to leave sad of forlorn, as by death  
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Proprieties   accepted behavior in polite society  
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Oppressive   hard to bear  
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Discernible   distinguishable  
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Plaintive   sad  
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Contemplate   to think about carefully, look at intently  
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Obnoxious   hateful  
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Condescend   to come down to the level of someone regarded as inferior  
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Unparalleled   unequaled  
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Dexterous   skillful  
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Allude   to make a casual or indirect reference  
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Remonstrate   to protest  
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Diabolical   devilish  
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