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Section 2 Vocabulary
Words and definitions from Chapters 6-11
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10th Grade
04/17/2012
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commotion
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noisy disruption; ruckus
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articulate
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say clearly
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puny
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tiny, small
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inordinate
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not within proper or reasonable limits; excessive
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changeling
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(in folklore) a strange, ugly, or stupid child left by fairies in place of a more normal, desirable one
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malignant
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dangerous; harmful
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mortify
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to humiliate, shame
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oppressive
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unjustly harsh; punishing
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lineament
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features (as on a face)
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hookah
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an Eastern water pipe
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palliation
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relief
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caricature
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a picture with intentional exaggerations
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perplexity
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state of confusion
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passé
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old-fashioned, out of style
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innate
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existing since birth
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ascertaining
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finding out
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morphodite
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shortened version of hermaphrodite--a being with the reproductive organs of both sexes
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apoplectic
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stroke-like
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compensation
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to offset; pay for or back
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viscous
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sticky, thick consistency
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rudiment
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elements; basics
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deportment
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behavior or conduct
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essence
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true nature
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ingenuous
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sincere, without restraint
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trousseau
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outfit, clothing
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undulate
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move like a wave
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meteorological
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relating to weather or the atmosphere
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Confederate
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pertaining to the states that succeeded from the Union, which lead to the Civil War
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analogous
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corresponding or relating in some way
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gravitate
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to tend toward
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