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Advancing Vocab Skills Unit 3
Unit 3
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English
11th Grade
10/10/2010

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Impede
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To delay or slow; get in the way of
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Inclusive
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including much or everything; broad or complete in coverage
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Advocate
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To speak or write in favor of; support
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Jurisdiction
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The authority to administer justice; power; range or extent of authority
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antipathy
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a strong distaste; hatred
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emancipate
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to set free from slavery, captivity, or oppression
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preposterous
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contrary to nature or reason and thus laughable; absurd
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idiosyncrasy
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a personal peculiarity; quirk
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precarious
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dangerous; risky; dangerously uncertain
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Imminent
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about to happen
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mesmerize
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to hypnotize or fascinate; hold spellbound
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metamorphosis
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a great or complete change; transformation
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travesty
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A crude, exaggerated, or ridiculous representation; mockery
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perfunctory
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Done only as a routine, with little care or interest; performed with no interest or enthusiasm
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notorious
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known widely but unfavorably; having a bad reputation
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provocative
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tending to arouse interest or curiosity
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facsimile
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an exact copy or reproduction
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a certain group; beyond the understanding of most people.
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austere
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Without decoration or luxury; severely simple
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grotesque
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Distorted or strikingly inconsistent in shape, appearance, or manner
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Distraught
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very troubled; distorted
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verbose
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using or containing too many words
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superficially
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in an on-the-surface manner; not throughly
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germane
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Having to do with the issue at hand; relevant
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lucid
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clearly expressed; easily understood
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contrite
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Truly sorry for having done wrong; repentant
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symmetrical
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Well proportioned; balanced; the same on both sides
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connoisseur
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An expert in fine art or in matter of taste
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plight
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A situation marked by difficulty, hardship, or misfortune
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conspiracy
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A secret plot by two or more people, especially for a harmful or illegal purpose.
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Entrepreneur
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A person who organizes, manages, and takes the risk of a business undertaking
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adept
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Highly skilled; expert
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stint
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A specific period of work or service; amount of time spent
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presumptuous
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Too bold; overly confident
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eradicate
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To get rid of altogether; wipe out
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stringent
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Strictly controlled or enforced; strict; severe
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standardize
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to make consistent; cause to confirm to a model
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encompass
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To include; contain
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homogeneous
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Made up of similar or identical parts; unvarying throughout.
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sordid
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Indecent; morally low; corrupt
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rancor
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intense hatred or ill will; long-lasting resentment
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innocuous
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Harmless; inoffensive
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repugnant
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Offensive; distasteful; repulsive
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masochist
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a person who gains satisfaction from suffering physical or psychological pain
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flamboyant
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very showy; strikingly bold
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foible
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A minor weakness or character flaw; a minor fault in behavior
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recrimination
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An accusation made in response to an accuser; counter charge
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magnanimous
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noble in mind and spirit; especially generous in forgiving
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exhort
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to urge with argument or strong advice; plead earnestly
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meticulous
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extremely careful and exact; showing great attention to detail
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poly
Definition
many
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tempo / tempor
Definition
time
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ten
Definition
Hold; keep
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mort
Definition
death
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log; logue
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A specific way of speaking or writing
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arch/ archy
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Chief, ruler
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anima
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Life, breath; spirit
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ben, bene
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Good, well
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miss, mit
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Send
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-ee
Definition
one who receives or experiences something; one who is in a certain condition
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