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Lowness/Depth and Relatives Words
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English
12th Grade
11/22/2009

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abject
Definition
deserving contempt; sunk to a low condition; wretched
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abysmal
Definition
deep; profound; immeasurably great
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abyss
Definition
bottomless depth; immeasurably great space
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anticlimax
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abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial or ludicrous; comedown; bathos
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chasm
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deep breach; wide gap or rift
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declivity
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downward slope
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dregs
Definition
most worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid
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earthy
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down-to-earth; realistic; low
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humble
Definition
1. of low position or condition
2. not proud; modest
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humiliate
Definition
lower the pride, position, or dignity of; abse; degrade (ant. exalt)
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menial
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low; mean; servile
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nadir
Definition
lowest point
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plumb (v)
Definition
get to the bottom of; fathom
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ravine
Definition
deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
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consanguinuity
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blood relationship
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filial
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of or like a son or daughter
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fraternal
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of or like a brother
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gentility
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1. good manners
2. gentry; upper class
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kith and kin
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friends and relatives; kindred
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maternal
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of or like a mother
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paternal
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of or like a father
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nepotism
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favoritism to relatives by those in power
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progenitor
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forefather
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progeny
Definition
offspring; children
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