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Lesson 2 Vocab Words
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11th Grade
09/16/2009
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impotent
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helpless or powerless
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antithesis
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meaning the opposite
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maelstrom
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a scene or state of confused and violent movement
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emendation
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a correction
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chagrin
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distress or embarrassment at having failed.
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bauble
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a small useless trinket
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diaphanous
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translucent; see through.
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labyrinth
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a complicated path/ maze.
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gloat
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to show off one's success.
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impediment
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a hindrance.
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bestial
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of or like an animal
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effete
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no longer useful; worn out
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shard
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a piece of broken glass [or other materials] typically with a sharp edge.
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bland
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uninteresting, boring, dull
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nihilism
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rejection of certain beliefs or principles.
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