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COW Vocab 2
COW Vocab 2
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English
10th Grade
12/16/2010

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deference
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(n) respectful submission to the judgment or opinion of another
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denizen
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(n) a person who regularly frequents a place
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commodity
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(n) an article of trade or commerce; something of value
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benevolent
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(adj) characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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commiserate
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(v) to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with (usually used as "I commiserated with her when we both lost our jobs")
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extolled
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(v) to praise highly
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peripheral
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(adj) near the surface or outside of; external
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gurus
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(n) an intellectual or spiritual guide or leader.
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subservience
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(n) excessively submissive
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gawk
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(v) to stare stupidly
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insulate
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(v) to place in an isolated situation or condition; segregate.
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tacitly
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(adv) understood without being openly expressed; implied:
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bureaucratic
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(adj)characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy (bureaucracy: administration characterized by excessive rules & regulations.)
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perpetrator
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(n) to commit (as in "commit a crime) or execute (making a tasteless act happen)
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epitomize
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(v) serve as a typical example of; typify
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