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Glossary
40
English
9th Grade
09/28/2011

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obscene
Definition
indecent, offensive
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abstinence
Definition
keep or refrain from
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idiot savants
Definition
mentally challenged persons who exhibit genius in a highly specialized area
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fascists
Definition
persons who follow totalitarian dictatorship; reactionary persons
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thespians
Definition
of or having to do with drama
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predator
Definition
one who preys upon another
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indoctrination
Definition
state of being taught a doctrine, belief or principle
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morphing
Definition
changing, transforming
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potpourri
Definition
a fragrant mixture of dried flower petals and spices
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synchronized
Definition
happening at the same time
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inspiration
Definition
breathing in; creative force or influence
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expiration
Definition
breathing out; dying away; coming to an end
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floundering
Definition
struggling; proceeding in a bungling or hesitant manner
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blathers
Definition
talks foolishness; speaks nonsense
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interim
Definition
meantime; temporary; intervening
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drones
Definition
talks in a monotonous tone
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ecology
Definition
science devoted to the system of interrelationships between organisms and their environment
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steroid
Definition
any one of a large class of structurally related compounds containing the carbon ring of the steroids; includes various hormones and acids
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irony
Definition
words used with an inner meaning; speech in which is opposite of that actually expresses
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paparazzi
Definition


freelance photographers or reporters who pursue celebrities to take candid pictures

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Eurocentric
Definition
(49)
centered around pride in European background or heritage
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patriarchs
Definition
(49)
rulers of a family
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warp
Definition
(51)
to move; to leave one's proper route
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mortuary
Definition
(52)
of or for, burial
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immigration
Definition
(53)
coming into a country as a settler
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xenophobic
Definition
(56)
fearful of strangers or foreign people
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subjectivity
Definition
(61)
absorbtion in one's own mental state or process; tendency to view things
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anthropologist
Definition
(62)
one who makes a scientific study of the human race
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stamens
Definition
(65)
male organs of flowering plants
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pistills
Definition
(65)
female organs of flowering plants
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hypothalamus
Definition
(65)
part of the brain controlling temperature, hunger, thirst, and the pituitary gland
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wombat
Definition
(69)
Australian marsupial resembling the opossum
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imperial
Definition
(69)
of an empire; majestic
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demure
Definition
(75)
quiet or reserved
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vermillion
Definition
(78)
bright red color or pigment
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capitalists
Definition
(84)
advocates of capitalism, a system dependent of privately-owned property and profit
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dormant
Definition
(87)
not acting; in a state of suspension
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abysmal
Definition
(89)
miserable; too deep or great to be measured; extremely bad
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fluorescent
Definition
(90)
glowing in the dark; giving off light by a substance exposed to x-ray, ultraviolet rays, or certain rays
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fungal
Definition
(92)
relating to something that grows or springs up rapidly; diseased, spongy growth
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