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English I Vocab/God/dess
semester one
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English
9th Grade
01/17/2010

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disabuse
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(verb) to free someone of a misconception
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Arable
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(adj.) suitable for growing crops
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Sustenance
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(noun) nurishment
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Frugality
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(noun) quality of sparing, thrifty
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Ostensibly
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(adv.) seemingly, apparent on the surface, appearing fake
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Lurid
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(adj.) shockingly graphic
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Affable
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(adj.) friendly
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Censorious
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(adj.) harshly critical
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Benign
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(adj.) not threatening, friendly
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Patronizing
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(adj.) treat as inferior
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Garnered
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(verb) to gather,collect or aquire
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Pallor
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(noun) unusual or extreme paleness
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Aberrant
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(adj.) not normal
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Indictment
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formally charging some one with a crime
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Commensurate
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corresponding in size, degree or extent
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Abundance
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(noun)extra or a lot of something
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Apothecary
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noun, pharmasit
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Piety
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noun, religious devotion
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Taciturn
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adj, not willing to speak
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Repertoire
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collection or something
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Impudent
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adj, insulting, blatant
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Diminutive
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adj, little or small
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Tacit
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adj, understood without being explained
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Assuaged
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verb, to lessen or modify to make easier
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Dictum
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noun, pronouncment or statement
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Predilection
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noun, a preference
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Misdemeanor
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noun, minor crime
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Mortification
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noun, feeling ashamed or disgraced
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Sojourn
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noun, staying some place for a short amount of time
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Nebulous
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adj, hard to understand, unclear
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Optimism
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noun, expecting a positive outcome
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Unsullied
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adj, spotless while everything around it is dirty
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Illicitly
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adv, do something in an illegal way
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Elucidate
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nerb, to make clear
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Austere
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adj, severe in a simple way (apperance not behavior)
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Integrity
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noun, condition of being honest, high moral values
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Complacetly
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adj, do something in a way that satisfies your self
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Mollify
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verb, to calm or smooth
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Subtlety
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noun, discreetness
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Inaudible
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adj, lacking sound
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Temerity
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noun, accesive confidence
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Exodus
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noun, large group of people going some where
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Amiable
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adj, affable, friendly
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Malevolent
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adj, wanting evil or harm to come
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Indignant
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adj, angered by unfair treatment
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Denunciation
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noun, an act of accusing publically
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Encumbered
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verb, to weigh down or obstuct
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Benignly
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adv, to do something in a kind way
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Alteracation
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noun, intense argument
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Acquisesed
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verb, to reluctantly agree
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Ambidextrous
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adj, favors both hands, can use them equally
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Contemptuous
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adj, scornful, insulting
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Placid
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adj, peaceful, calm
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Aphrodite
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love, beauty
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Athena
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war, wisdom
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Artemis
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moon, huntress
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Apollo
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sun, prophecy
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Dionysus
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wine, revelry
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Demeter
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crops, seasons
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Chaos
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creative disorder
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Hephaestus
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craftsmen, forge
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Hera
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jealous queen
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Zeus
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sky, king-philanderer
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Cronus
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Zeus's bad dad
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Hades
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underworld
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Cerberus
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3 headed guard dog of the underworld
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Charon
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ferryman of the underworld
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Prometheus
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forethought, firegiver
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Poseidon
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sea, trident
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Hermes
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messenger, athletes
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Phaethon (mortal)
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Apollo's son, died from driving the sun when he wasn't ready
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Pandora (mortal)
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Zeus's "gift" brought all bad things into the world
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Orpeus and Eurydice (mortal)
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tried to cheat death, but died, Eurydice bitten by a snake and Orpeus tried to save her but looked back
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Odysseus (hero)
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had many adventures while returning home from the Trojan war (cyclops etc.)
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Hercules (hero)
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12 great labors to absolve himself from sin
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Theseus (hero)
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had to kill minataur
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Jason (hero)
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quest for the Golden Fleece, Medea(witch/guide) Argo(ship)
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Appositive Phrase
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further describes the subject of the sentence
"Duke, a native Hawaiian, is a legendary surfer
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Participial Phrase
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Describes what the subject of the sentence is doing
"Smiling broadly, Lance retrieved his award"
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Archetypes
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symbols in the story that represent a relationship that we expect in humans
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