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Final Exam Vocab
Vocabulary that will be on the final exam (sm2)
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English
11th Grade
01/22/2007

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Blight
Definition
N: any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration
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Caustic
Definition
ADJ:
1. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
2. severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark.
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Cajoling
Definition
V: to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
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Endure
Definition
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
to bear without resistance or with patience; tolerate
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Fortuitous
Definition
happening or produced by chance; accidental
lucky; fortunate
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Inherent
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N: existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute
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Obsolete
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ADJ: no longer in general use; fallen into disuse
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Sabotage
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N: Treacherous action to defeat or hinder a cause or an endeavor; deliberate subversion.
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Tangential
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ADJ: tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely.Connected
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Usurping
Definition
To seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
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