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Transformation Unit One
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English
11th Grade
08/17/2008
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Term
MYOPIC
 Definition
Short-sighted
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RATIOCINATE
 Definition
to think, contemplate
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RENDER
 Definition
to say, or to make
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RECAPITULATE
 Definition
to repeat, reiterate
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LOQUACIOUS
 Definition
talkative
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VERBOSE
 Definition
wordy
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GREGARIOUS
 Definition
sociable
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ELOCUTION
 Definition
the art of public speaking
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
 Definition
indirect language
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RECALCITRANT
 Definition
defiant
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COGENT
 Definition
intelligent
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SEMINAL
 Definition
original, ground-breaking
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MERITORIOUS
 Definition
deserving of praise or merit
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REDACT
 Definition
to revise, edit
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PLACATE
 Definition
to soothe, appease
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TOME
 Definition
a large book
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PERUSE
 Definition
to examine carefully
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ENTOMOLOGY
 Definition
the study of insects
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OSTRACIZE
 Definition
to exclude from a community
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PARIAH
 Definition
an outcast
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PERSEVERE
 Definition
to persist, remain constant
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LATENT
 Definition
present but hidden
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BURGEON
 Definition
to come forth, blossom
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DILIGENT
 Definition
careful, showing care
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PARAGON
 Definition
model of perfection
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COMMODIOUS
 Definition
spacious, roomy
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CLAIRVOYANT
 Definition
able to see and detect things that others cannot
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VAST
 Definition
enormous, immense
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VOLUMINOUS
 Definition
large, ample
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EXORBITANT
 Definition
excessive
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EXTRAVAGANT
 Definition
excessive, over-the-top
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COLOSSUS
 Definition
an enormous structure
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SYNOPSIS
 Definition
a summary
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CADENCE
 Definition
rhythm
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CAVORT
 Definition
to prance, dance about
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BOISTEROUS
 Definition
laud, energetic
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DAFT
 Definition
insane, foolish
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DEFT
 Definition
skilled, adept
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