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english3 vocab list#6
vocab 2013-14 feb/11/14
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English
11th Grade
02/11/2014

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anecdote
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a story the focuses on a single episode or event in someones life.
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ascertain
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to make certain, exact or precise
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blasphemous
Definition
disrespectful or offenside
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disapprobation
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disapproval
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evaluate
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to determine or fix the value of;to judge.
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impede
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to interfere with or slow down the progress.
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interpret
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to explain or tell the meaning of based in individual study and judgement.
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misgivings
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feelings of doubt, mistrust and uncertainty
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mood
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the feelings or atmosphere that a writer creates
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nonconformist
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one who does not follow generally accepted beliefs
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paradox
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a statement that seems to contradict itself
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paraphrase
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a restatement of a text,passage or work giving the meaning in another form.
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propriety
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the quality of being proper, manners
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reverie
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a daydream
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romanticism
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a movement in the arts that flourished in Europe and America throughout much of the nineteenth century.
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tone
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a writer's attitude towards his or her subject or audience.
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transcendentalism
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an American philosophy based on the belief the "transcendent forms" of truth exist beyond reason and experience.
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underbred
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badly brought up or showing bad upbringing"impolite.
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