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Fiske Chapters 1-3
Leake AP Language and Composition
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English
11th Grade
09/03/2009

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Term
ape
Definition
the action of attempting an overly exact imitation and ending up with negative or laughable results
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dun
Definition
to insist on the payment of debt
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fop
Definition
a man who, in mainstream opinion, is too concerned with his looks and his clothes
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gad
Definition
to move about or travel, usually in a kind of aimless way
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hex
Definition
to put an evil spell on someone
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ken
Definition
refers to your understanding, the limits of your knowledge
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pox
Definition
bad luck
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sow
Definition
to plant a seed literally or figuratively
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vex
Definition
to annoy or perlex
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vie
Definition
compete or contend
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amalgamation
Definition
to mix or combine into a unified whole
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admixture
Definition
mixture
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eclectic
Definition
made up from a variety of sources
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catholic
Definition
comprehensive or of broad scope
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motley
Definition
composed of a variety of sources or having many colors
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corroborate
Definition
to bring in new evidence to strengthen or support an idea or argument
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asunder
Definition
apart or into separate pieces
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diaspora
Definition
the dispersion of the Jews from the sixth century B.C. or dispersion of a people from their original homeland
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cleave
Definition
to split or to cut or penetrate or to stick to or to be faithful to
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disseminate
Definition
to scatter widely
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chthonic
Definition
something related to forces from the underworld
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hector
Definition
to bully or to try to force someone to do something
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hermetic
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a jar so completely sealed that no air can get in or to describe a kind of pseudo science such as alchemy, that was "sealed off"
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junoesque
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describes a woman who is unusually tall and stately and so beautiful as to seem divine
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mercurial
Definition
someone whose mood changes rapidly
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mnemonic
Definition
memory or relating to memory
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muse, bemuse
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to lose yourself in your thoughts, perhaps awaiting inspiration
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odyssey
Definition
a long trip
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saturnine
Definition
gloomy or bitterly sarcastic and mocking
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aphrodisiac
Definition
refers to food or drugs that allegedly make men and women feel more amorous
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