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plhs apel 2
Week three vocab - spring
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English
11th Grade
02/22/2007

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Antipathy
Definition
A strong abhorrence; extreme dislike (rancor)
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Ethereal
Definition
Light; delicate; airy (heavenly)
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Euphemism
Definition
Inoffensive term for an impolite word/phase
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Insidious
Definition
Sly; crafty; underhanded or treacherous
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Intrepid
Definition
Brave; fearless; dauntless
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Miasma
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Atmosphere that tends to harm or corrupt
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Milieu
Definition
Environment; surroundings
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Pertinacious
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Stubbornly persistent (determined)
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Specious-
Definition
Giving the false impression to truth; fake
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Vicissitudes-
Definition
The ‘up and downs’ of life; unpredictable changes
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