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English 11 - Vocabulary
Unit #1
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English
11th Grade
10/01/2008
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simulate
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imitate
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umbrage
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offense
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intercede
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to back someone up
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unctuous
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slick; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness
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provincial
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narrow-minded
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expostulate
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pursuade out of doing
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approbation
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to approve
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lurid
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causing shock or horror
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jaded
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worn out because of too much use
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meritorious
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deserving recognition
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prerogative
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a special right
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decadence
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a decline or decay
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assuage
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to relieve or to calm
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coalition
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a combination
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hackneyed
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overused
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innuendo
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a hint
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elicit
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to draw forth
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hiatus
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opening or break
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transcend
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to rise above or beyond
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petulant
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easily irritated
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