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English vocab
english words unit 1
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11th Grade
08/25/2014

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Asylum
Definition
an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary.
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Camaraderie
Definition
Comradeship; good- fellowship.
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Condescending
Definition
Showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority.
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Demagogue
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A leader of the people.
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Empathy
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The imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitubes present in onself.
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Ephermal
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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
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Frugal
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economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful
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Impetous
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of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, impulsive.
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Jubilation
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a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation
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Pudent
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careful in providing for the future; provident
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Reclusive
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a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for meditation
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Sagacity
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acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment
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Spurious
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not genuine, authenttic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source.
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Tenacious
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holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold.
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Tactful
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having or manifesting
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Transient
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not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
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Acrimony
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sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, dispositin
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Contrite
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caused by or showing sincere remorse
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Cursory
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going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; sperficial.
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Deprecate
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to express earnesy disapproval of.
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