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Lesson 12
Vocab 12
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English
10th Grade
01/14/2013

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heresy
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a religous belief opposed to the established doctorine
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hoax
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practical joke
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hue
Definition
that quality which makes one color differ from the other colors; a particular shade or tint of a given color
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humility
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absence of vanity
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hurtle
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to dash; to move swiftly and with great force
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hyperbole
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extrmeme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
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hypercritical
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overly critical; too severe in judgement
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ignominy
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public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
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impeccable
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faultless; without sin or blemish

 aka Whitney (:

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implacable
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cannot be appeased or pacified
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inane
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without sense or meaning; silly; empty
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inacarcerate
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to put in prison; to confine
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incisive
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sharp, keen, penetrating
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incognito
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hiding one's name, rank, position, disguised
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indiscreet
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not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action
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