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Semester Test
Vocabulary
29
English
11th Grade
12/15/2007
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Crucible
 Definition
Severe trial
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Overture
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Introduction
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Dissembling
 Definition
To disguise one's true nature
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Theocracy
 Definition
Government by religion
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Propriety
 Definition
Politeness
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Trafficked
 Definition
To have dealings with
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Condemn
 Definition
To pronouce strong disapproval against
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Justify
 Definition
To prove just or right, to defend
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Gait
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A manner of walking
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Manifest
 Definition
Show;Reveal
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Befuddle
 Definition
To confuse
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Slovenly
 Definition
Lazy;Careless
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Abate
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Decrease
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Acumen
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Insight;Accuracy
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Apprise
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Notify;Inform
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Audacious
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Daring, bold, adventurous
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Bereft
 Definition
Lacking; deprive
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Capricious
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Spontaneous; Compulsive
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Cogitate
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To ponder, consider, or contemplate
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Consign
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transfer goods;Entrust
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Corroborate
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To prove with evidence;Confirm
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Deride
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Make fun of, Ridicule, mock
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Extemporaneous
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Not planned, improvised, Unexpected
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Glean
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Gather patiently; collect
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Allusion
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Reference to another work of literature within writing
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Motif
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Recurring important idea or image
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Onomatopoeia
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Sounds are spelled out as words; or, when words describing sounds actually sound like the sounds they describe
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Euphemism
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The substitution of a mild or less negative word or phase for a harsh or blunt one

"pass away" instead of "died"
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Paradox
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A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
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