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Ms. Gousious Vocab - (Ch 1-4)
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English
11th Grade
01/05/2009

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cognate
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A word related to another word in a different language
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inflection
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An affix
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orthography
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The study of the letters and spelling system of a language
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paradigm
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The set of inflected (appended) forms of a word
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philology
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The study of the history of a language
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phonology
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The sound system of a language; the sutdy of such a sound system.
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rejoinder
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An often witty or ciritical response to a reply; an answer
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rehetoric
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The study and art of using language effectively and persuasivley
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succinct
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Clear and precise; expressed in few words.
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syntax
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The arrangement of words to form sentences or phracses in a language
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belie
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To depict falsely; to misrepresent
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clandestine
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"Kept or done in secret, often to conceal an illegal or improper purpose"
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disingenuous
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Pretending to be unaware or unsophistacated; not telling the whole truth.
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dissemble
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To disguise or coneal one's feelings or motices behind a false appearance
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forthright
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Direct; with complete disclosure and honesty; without evasion
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nefarious
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Openly or notoriously wicked; infamous
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perfidious
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Disloyal; treacherous
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probity
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Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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scrupulous
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Having strict principles; acting in a strict regard for what is right or proper
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spurious
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Not genuine; lacking authenticity or validity; false.
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concomitant
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Occuring or existing at the same time; accompanying; following as a result.
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eon
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An indefinetly long period of time
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extant
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"Still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extint"
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hiatus
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"A gap or an interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break"
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inure
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"To accustom to soemthing undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection or exposure."
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irrevocable
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Impossible to retract; irreversible.
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millennium
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A span of one thousand years
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perpetuity
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Time without end; and eternity
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pristine
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Typical of the ealrist time or condition; original; primitive
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transience
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A short life or existence; an impermanence
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buffoon
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"A clown or jester, especially one who makes undignified, rude jokes"
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farce
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A comic play using exaggerated charactes and improbable plots
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irony
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A deliberate use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
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jocular
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Characterized by a joking manner
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lampoon
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A good natured written piece that pokes fun at something or somebody
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levity
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"A light and humorous manner or attitude, often when inappropriate"
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parody
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A comic imitation that exaggerates characteristics in order to poke fun
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raillery
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"Good-natured teasing or ridicule, particualary in conversation"
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regale
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To delight or give pleasure; to entertain.
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satirical
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Using sarcasm or sharp wit to expose human vice or weakness
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