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American Lit. - Vocab
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10th Grade
01/04/2014

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Baroque
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irregular in shape
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Besmirch
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to soil; tarnish; discolor.
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Celibate
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a person who abstains from sexual relations.
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Debacle
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a general breakup or dispersion
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Demeanor
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conduct; behavior; deportment.
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Facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally
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Fortuitous
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happening or produced by chance; accidental
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Hedonism
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the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good
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Imperative
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absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable
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Obloquy
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censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public.
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Perfunctory
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performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial
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quasi
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“resembling,” “having some, but not all of the features of
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Recapitulate
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to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize
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Sacrosanct
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extremely sacred or inviolable
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Sadistic
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pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty
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Bowdlerize
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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Carnal
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pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual: carnal pleasures.
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Deference
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respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
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Ebullient
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overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited:
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Elegy
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a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
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Fop
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a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
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Impair
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to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage
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Imprecation
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the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group
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Nebulous
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hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
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Non sequitur
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Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.illogical conclusion
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Panegyric
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a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy
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Pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching
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Quandary
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a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do
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Rakish
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indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct
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Sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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