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Mrs. Frieds Vocab
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11th Grade
10/04/2007
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Acumen
 Definition
Kean Insight
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Beligerent
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Contentious, ready to fight
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Circumlocution
 Definition
indirect language
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Credulity
 Definition
readiness to believe
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Dissonance
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lack of harmony or agreement
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Espouse
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to support or embrace
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forage
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to rummage, scavage, graze for food
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Histrionic
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excessively dramatic or emotional
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Lachrymose
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tearful
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Lithe
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graceful, flexible, supple
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Meritorious
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deserving of praise or merit
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Permeate
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to spread out, to pervade
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Punctilious
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eager to follow rules
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Retribution
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vengeance, revenge, payback
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Serendepity
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The act of finding things not sought, luck
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Spurious
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false, but intended to seem believable or possible
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Taciturn
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Not inclined to talk
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Ubiquitous
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existing everywhere, widespread
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Vicarious
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expirienced through anothers actions
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