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E11 Vocabulary List #4
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11th Grade
09/23/2010

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transgression
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Infringement or violation of a law, command or duty; a sin
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momentum
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Strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events; impetus
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recidivism
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A tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior (criminal)
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occidental
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Western; the characteristic features of people born in the world west of Asia, esp. Europe and the Americas
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regressive
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Characterized by or developed in the course of an evolutionary process involving increasing simplification of bodily structure; decreasing in rate as the base increases
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deciduous
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Shedding leaves annually (certain trees and shrubs); the falling off at a particular season, stage or growth (leaves, horns, teeth)
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gradient
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Rate of regular ascent or descent; inclination; a part sloping upward or downward; change in the value of a quantity (temperature, pressure or concentration)
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motif
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A usually recurring salient thematic element (arts); a dominant idea or central theme; a single or repeated design or color
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degradation
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Decline to a low, destitute or demoralized state; moral or intellectual decadence
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decadent
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Marked by decline, decay or deterioration; characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence
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demotion
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Reduction to a lower grade or rank; relegation to a less important position
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mobilization
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State of putting into movement or circulation; act of assembling or making ready for war duty
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