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LG: lesson 17
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10th Grade
02/25/2009

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ANALOGOUS

(ADJ)

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SIMILAR IN CERTAIN QUALITIES, USES, OR CIRCUMSTANCES

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ANTITHESIS

(N)

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DIRECT CONTRAST;

OPPOSITION

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COMPARABLE

(ADJ)

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HAVING LIKE TRAITS;

SIMILAR;

EQUIVALENT

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DEVIATE

(V)

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TO DIFFER OR MOVE AWAY FROM A SPECIFIED COURSE OF ACTION

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DIFFERENTIATE

(V)

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TO SERVE AS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN

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DISPARITY

(N)

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THE CONDITION OF BEING UNEQUAL IN AGE, RANK, OR DEGREE

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HETEROGENEOUS

(ADJ)

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CONSISTING OF DISSIMILAR PARTS OR ELEMENTS; MISCELLANEOUS

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HOMOGENEOUS

(ADJ)

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CONSISTING OF SIMILAR

PARTS OR ELEMENTS

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NUANCE

(N)

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A SUBTLE OR SLIGHT DEGREE OF DIFFERENCE

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TANTAMOUNT

(ADJ)

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EQUIVALENT IN SIGNIFICANCE,

EFFECT, OR VALUE

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