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Goldstein Vocab 4
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12th Grade
10/22/2009

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duplicity
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 noun - deception by pretending to feel and act one way when feeling and acting another;

"two faced"

 

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temperate
Definition
adj. - not extreme; moderate
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compunction
Definition

noun - uneasiness caused by guilt or remorse;

qualm

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levity
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 noun - lack of seriousness, often at an improper time; frivolity;

lightness of attitude or mind

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allusion
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noun - indirect reference
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archetype
Definition

noun - original pattern or model from which something is copied;

 ideal example

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formidable
Definition

adj. - causing fear or dread;

awe-inspiring; intimidating

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infamous
Definition

adj - having an evil reputation;

famous for doing evil

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impious
Definition
irreverant; not religious
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clairvoyant
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adj. - power of seeing or knowing about things that are not present to the senses;

 

 

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