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RL Turner 2009-2010 English Vocabulary 18
Vocab Week 18 RL Turner
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English
12th Grade
01/26/2010

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chasm
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a marked interruption of continuity; gap; a sundering breach in relations, as a divergence of opinions, beliefs, etc., between persons or groups
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curriculum
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the regular or a particular course of study in a school, college, etc.
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didactic
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intended for instruction; instructive
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elitist
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someone who believes that something should be controlled by the richest or best educated group in a society; organized for the good of a few people who have special interests or abilities
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keen
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finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily; characterized by strength and distinctness of perception; extremely sensitive or responsive
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heuristic
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of, pertaining to, or based on experimentation, evaluation, or trial-and-error methods
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hierarchical
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of, belonging to, or characteristic of a system of persons or things ranked one above another
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null
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without value, effect, consequence, or significance
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perspicacity
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keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration
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tenacity
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the quality or property of being cohesive, state of holding or tending to hold persistently to something
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