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English
8th Grade
11/30/2010

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Apartheid
Definition
(n.) official segregation of the races; gov't of South Africa until Mandela/DeKlerk abolished it
Afrikaans: apart - separate; heid - hood
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segregation
Definition
(n.) imposed separation from the group Middle English: se - apart; grex - flock
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gregarious
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(adj.) tending to prefer to be in a group Middle English: grex - flock
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congregation
Definition
(n.) a gathering of people
Middle English: con - with (borrowed from Latin); grex - flock
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instilled
Definition
(v.) taught gradually over time Latin: in - in; stillare - to drip
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distilled
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(v.) separated from the essential Latin: de - down; stillare - to drip
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amorphous
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(adj.) without shape
Greek: a - without; morph - shape
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allusion
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(n.) a reference to something
Latin: alludere - to play with
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allude
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(v.) to make reference to something Latin: alludere - to play with
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pomegranate
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(n.) fruit w/edible seeds
Old French: pome - apple; granate - full of seeds
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impala
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(n.) African antelope [Zulu]
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solipsism
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(n.) the belief that the self is the centre of the universe Latin: ipse - self; solus - alone
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monologue
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(n.) dramatic speech given by one person Greek: mono - one; logos - speech
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flotsam
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(n.) discarded odds and ends (used with 'jetsam') Old French: floter - to float
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jetsam
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(n.) discarded odds and ends (used with 'flotsam') Latin: jacere - to throw
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ancient
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(adj.) extremely old Latin: ante - before
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ante meridiem
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(n.) before noon Latin: ante - before; meridiem - noon
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post meridiem
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(n.) after noon Latin: post - after; meridiem - noon
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post script
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(n.) a note added to a letter after it is written Latin: post - after; scribere - to write
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vivid
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(adj.) lively, colorful Latin: vivere - to live
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