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Semantics and Logic vocab 2
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9th Grade
09/09/2009

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Sprite
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 -  An often mischievious super natural being
-ghost
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Banshee
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a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose wailing worns a family of approaching death
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Lethargy
Definition
State of being Lazy, sluggish, or indifferent
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Insane
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-Silly, insipid
-locking insignificant, meaning, or point
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Scrupulous
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-Having moral, Integrity
-acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
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Minaret
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a tall slender tower of a mosque
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Optimum
Definition
the best or most favorable condition, degree, or amount or a particular situation
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Egocentric
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-thinking or acting with the view that one's self is the center, object, and norm of all experience
-individualistic, selfish, to avoid by going around
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Circumvent
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-To overcome by artful manueving
-to avoid by or as if by passing around
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Inundate
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-a large number or amount
-to swamp
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Artrition
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A gradual or natural decrease
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Shrew
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a woman who scolds or quarells constantly
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Recitify
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-to set right, remedy
-to correct by removing errors
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Dexterous
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skill in using the hands or body
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Detriment
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something that causes damage, harm, or loss
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Paramount
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-Superior to all others
-of greatest concern or importance
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Anarchy
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-Absence of a system of government and law
-disorder and confusion
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Holistic
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Emphasizing the whole, rather than the parts
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Resilent
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able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune
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Anguish
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-An agonizing physical or mental pain
-torment
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