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RL Turner 2009-2010 English Vocabulary
Vocab Week 14 RL Turner
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English
12th Grade
09/05/2009

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Countenance
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appearance, especially the look or expression of the face. Approval or favor; encouragement.
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Deposition
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removal from an office or position
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Discursive
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passing aimlessly from one subject to another; rambling. Proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.
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Disdain
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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn
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Epigram
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any witty, ingenious saying tersely expressed
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Feign
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to represent fictiously; put on an appearance of
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Laconic
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using few words; expressing much in few words, concise
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Mien
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an appearance or aspect
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Veracity
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adherence to the truth; conformity to the truth
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Wry
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Abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted; crooked. Devious in course or purpose; perverse
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