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Medea Vocab
English 2
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10th Grade
09/20/2011

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abate
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to reduce in intensity or amount
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baseness
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the quality of lacking higher values
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boon
Definition
favorable; a blessing, a benefit
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capricious
Definition
changing suddenly, fickle
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expiate
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to atone or to make amends for a sin or crime
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galling
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very irritating
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implacable
Definition
incapable of being appeased
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indominable
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incapable of being conquered
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mollify
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to soothe or appease, to assuage
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recluse
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person who lives in solitude, a hermit
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rhetoric
Definition
the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language
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sumptuous
Definition
lavish, luxurious
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