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Murguia - AP Lit Q1 Vocabulary
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12th Grade
08/11/2011

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asceticism
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n. - austerity and self-denial, especially as principled way of life
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dint
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n. - force, emphasis
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envoy
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n. - somebody acting as a diplomat on behalf of a government; official messenger
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defray
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v. - to serve for payment of; to provide for
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beguile
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v. - to mislead or deceive somebody
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allocation
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v. or n. the assignment or earmarking of something
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enjoin
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v. - to command somebody to do something or to behave in a certain way; to forbid or direct
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oscillate
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v. - to swing between to points; to sway between two choices
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interloper
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n. - somebody who interferes in other people's affairs, especially selfishly
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histrionics
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n. - exaggerated emotional behavior done for show or to gain a reaction
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