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Lesson 5& 6 vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
09/08/2011

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Anecdotes
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A brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident
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Stigma
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A mark if shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower's pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination.
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Hypochondriac
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A person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick or has symptoms of disease
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Epilogues
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A short concluding section oat the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play
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Proboscis
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The long snout of an animal; a nose, especially a prominent one; a tubular organ
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Staunch
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Loyal, steadfast; strong or solid; watertight; to check the flow of
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Prodigy
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A person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel
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Fidelity
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Loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy; accuracy of the reproduction of a sound or picture.
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Extemporaneous
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Done, said or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand
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Climactic
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Of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event
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Forte
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Something that someone does very well; a strong point
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Quixotic
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Impractically idealistic; marked by a romantic notion of noble or chivalric ideas and deeds
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Noncommittal
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Not commuting to any one person or course of action; not revealing one's purpose or position
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Inexplicable
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Impossible to elxplain or understand.
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Anagram
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A word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters
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Surmise
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To guess or suppose; a guess based on little evidence
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Assertion
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The act of declaring something; a claim or declaration stated positively
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Coherent
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Logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed
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Fulminate
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To Talk or argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode suddenly
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Goad
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A prod for driving cattle; anything that drives or under ; an irritating stimulus; to prod into action; to urge on
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