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American Literature Vocab Unit 13
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11th Grade
05/05/2012

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abtruse
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(adj) extremely dcaifficult to understand
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afrront
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(n) an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v) to insult to one's face in defiance, confront
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canard
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(n) a false rumor, fabricated story
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capitious
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(adj) excessively ready to find fault;given to petty criticism; intended to trap ,confuse or show up
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cognizant
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(adj) aware,knowledgeable,informed; having jurisdiction
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contrite
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(adj) regretful for some misdeed or sin;plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent
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cynosure
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(n) the center of attraction,attention,or interest; something that serves to guide or direct.
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decorous
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(adj) well behaved, dignified, socially proper
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deign
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(v) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to codescend
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desiccated
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(adj) thoroughly dried out;divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting
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efficacy
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(n) the power to produce a desired result
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engender
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(v)to bring into existence ,give rise to,produce;to come into existence assume form
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etheral
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(adj) light,airy,delicate;highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly(rather than earthbound)
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facade
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(n.)the front or face of a building; a surface appearance(as opposed to what may lie behind).
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ghoulish
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(adj)revolting in an unnatural or morbid way;suggestive of someone wo robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead.
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incongruous
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(adj) not in keeping,unsuitable, imcompatible
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machination
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(n) a crafty, scheming or underhanded action designed to accomplish some(usually evil) end
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mesmerize
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(v) to hypnotize,entrance;to fascinate,enthrall, bewitch
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opprobrium
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(n) a disgrace arising from shameful conduc; contempt, reproach
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putative
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(adj) generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, interferred
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