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Marino Mission Chapter 14
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English
11th Grade
01/22/2015

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disingenuous
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lacking in candor; calculating
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dissembler
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one who puts on a false appearance; conceals facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense
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perdifious
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disloyal or faithless
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certitude
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the state of being or feeling certain
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liberating
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the act of setting free
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deviousness
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not straightforward; deceptive
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epistolary
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contained in or carried on by letters
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revelatory
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serving to reveal something
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provocative
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serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
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cathartic
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characterized by a purification or purgation of the emotions that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension
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therapeutic
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providing or assisting in a cure
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conception
Definition
the originating of something in the mind; idea
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submissive
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to yield oneself to the authority or will of another
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volition
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an act of making a choice or decision
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vacillate
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to waver in mind, will,or feeling; hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
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partake
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to take part in or experience something along with others
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altruistic
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behavior that is unselfish in its regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
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abridge
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to shorten in duration or extent
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augment
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to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
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addendum
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a thing added; an addition
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accentuate
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accent, emphasize
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emanate
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to come out from a source
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disconcert
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to throw into confusion
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instill
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to impart gradually
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tractable
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easily handled, managed, or wrought
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surmountable
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able to prevail over; able to overcome
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irresolute
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indecisive (not resolute or firm)
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pervasive
Definition
that pervades
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intrepid
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characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
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heretofore
Definition
up to this time, hitherto
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immutable
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not capable of or susceptible to change
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imposing
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impressive in size, bearing, dignity, or grandeur
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capacious
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containing or capable of containing a great deal
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incalculably
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not capable of being calculated; not predictable
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legions
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a large number; a multitude
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impressionable
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capable of being easily impressed
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inarticulate
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incapable of speech, especially under stress of emotion
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susceptible
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open to some stimulus, influence, or agency
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frivolity
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playful merriment that lacks substance or purpose
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buffoonery
Definition
foolish or playful behavior
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indiscriminately
Definition
not marked by careful distinction; deficient in discrimination and discernment; haphazard; random
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daunting
Definition
something that daunts (lessens one's courage)
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interspersed
Definition
to place something at intervals in or among
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ardently
Definition
characterized by warmth of feeling, typically depressed in eager zealous support or activity
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stimulus
Definition
something that rouses or incites to activity
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incisively
Definition
impressively direct and decisive (as in manner of presentation)
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indeterminate
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not definitely or precisely determined; vague
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heralded
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to greet, especially with enthusiasm; to hail, publicize, or signal
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encapsulated
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epitomized; enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
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negligible
Definition
so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention
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ostensible
Definition
represented or appearing as such; stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
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autonomous
Definition
existing capable of existing independently
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ineddicacious
Definition
lacking the power to produce the desired effect
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premise
Definition

a preposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn

"if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true"

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impetus
Definition
a driving force; impulse
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extolled
Definition
praised highly; glorified
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quandary
Definition
a state of  doubt
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enclosure
Definition
something that encloses (to close in)
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pinioned
Definition
to disable or restrain; to bind fast
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hindrance
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the state of being hindered (to make slow or difficult the progress of)
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execution
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the act or process of executing (carry out fully, put completely into effect)
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phenomenon
Definition
an unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact or occurrence
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presumptuous
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overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy), taking liberties
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venture
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an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger
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debunk
Definition
to expose the sham or falseness of
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recommenced
Definition
to start again
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euphoric
Definition
a feeling of well-being or elation
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momentous
Definition
important, consequential
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