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Senior English Vocab #2
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English
12th Grade
03/15/2009

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subordinate
Definition
placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank
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oligarchy
Definition
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique
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temperance
Definition
moderation or self restraint in action
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fiction
Definition
the class of literature works of imaginative narration
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syntax
Definition
the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language
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libel
Definition
defamation by written or printed works picture or in any other form than by spoken words or gestures.
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immortal
Definition
not liable or subject to death
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bizarre
Definition
markedly unusual in appearance
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exempt
Definition
to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject
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wary
Definition
watchful being on one's guard against danger
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consensus
Definition
majority of opinion
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impertinent
Definition
intrusive or presumptious; insolently rude
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rendezvous
Definition
an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place
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renaissance
Definition
the activity spirit or time of great revival of our literature and learning in Europe.
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unity
Definition
a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one
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