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Hackley 8th Grade English Midterm Review
Hackley 8th Grade English Midterm Vocab Flashcards
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English
8th Grade
01/12/2010

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Hero
Definition
Any male or female who leaves the world of his or her everyday life to undergo a journey to a special world where challenges and fears are overcome in order to secure a reward (special knowledge, healing potion, etc.) which is then shared with other members of the hero’s community (Joseph Campbell)
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Archetype
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The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype

 

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Malleable
Definition
Adaptable or tractable
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Rescind
Definition
To abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal
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Vivisect
Definition
To dissect the living body of (an animal)
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Mirth
Definition
Amusement or laughter
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Glower
Definition
To look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger
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Extenuate
Definition
To represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious
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Requisition
Definition
The act of requiring or demanding
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Circumvent
Definition
To go around or bypass
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Assimilation
Definition
The act or process of being taken in and incorporing as one's own
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Tentative
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Unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant
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Deft
Definition
Dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever
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Emulate
Definition
To try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass
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Martyr
Definition
A person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion
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Extricate
Definition
To free or release from entaglement; disengage
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Lagnuage of the Soul
Definition
Language spoken to an individual by the world
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Sacristy
Definition
An apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc. are kept
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Personal Legend
Definition
One's reason to live; destiny
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Melchizidek
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King of Salem
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Omen
Definition
Anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portet
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Retaliate
Definition
To return like for like, esp. evil for evil
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Philosopher's Stone
Definition
A substance sought by alchemists that would be capable of transmuting baser metals into gold or silver and of prolonging life
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Alchemy
Definition

A form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life

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Divination
Definition
The practice of attempting to fortell future evnts or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means
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Capricious
Definition
Subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic
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Bid
Definition
To command; order; direct
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Imperceptibility
Definition
Very slight, gradual, or subtle
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Language of the World
Definition
The way in which we communicate with the world and how it communicates with us
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Muse
Definition
To think or meditate in silence, as on some subject
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World's Greatest Lie
Definition
The point where we lose control of what's happening to us and our lives become controlled by fate
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Principle of Favorability
Definition
Beginner's Luck
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Infidel
Definition
A person who does not accept a particular faith, esp. Christianity
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Lament
Definition
To feel or express sorrow or regret for
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Elixir of Life
Definition
Potion or drink that gives immortality and heals wounds
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Devout
Definition
devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious
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Rueful
Definition
Causing sorry or pity; pitiable; deplorable
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Babble
Definition
To talk excessively
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Suffuse
Definition
To overspread or cover
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Traitorous
Definition
Having the character of a traitor
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