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Vocabulary from Merriam Webster
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English
11th Grade
01/17/2011

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Term
aggregate
Definition
1. formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount
2.composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments
3. taking all units as a whole
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congregation
Definition
1. an assembly of persons (especially religous)
2.a body of cardinals and officials forming an administrative division of the papal curia
Term
egregious
Definition
1. conspicuously bad
2. archaic : distinguished
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segregate
Definition
1: to separate or set apart from others or from the general mass
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affluence
Definition
1. an abundant flow or supply
2. a flowing to or toward a point
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effluent
Definition
1. flowing out
Term
fluctuation
Definition
1. to shift back and forth uncertainly
2.to ebb and flow in waves
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mellifluous
Definition
1.having a smooth rich flow
2. filled with something (as honey) that sweetens
Term
apprehensive
Definition
1. capable of understanding or quick to do so
2. having awareness or knowledge of something
3. viewing the future with anxiety or alarm
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comprehend
Definition
1. to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
2. to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount
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prehensile
Definition
1.adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
2. gifted with mental grasp or moral or aesthetic perception
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reprehensible
Definition
1. worthy of or deserving reprehension
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reprehensible
Definition
1. worthy of or deserving reprehension
Term
temper
Definition
1. to dilute, qualify, or soften by the addition or influence of something else
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tempera
Definition
1. a process of painting in which an albuminous or colloidal medium (as egg yolk) is employed as a vehicle instead of oil; also : a painting done in tempera
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temperance
Definition
moderation in action, thought, or feeling
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