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Unit 1 G
Unit G
22
English
11th Grade
09/22/2008

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encomium
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tribute, praise
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coherent
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logically connected
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belabor
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to explain or insist on excessively
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eschew
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shun, avoid
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acquisitive
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tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
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emulate
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o strive to equal or excel
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arrogate
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a: to claim or seize without justification b: to make undue claims to having : assume
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banal
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: lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
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exocriation
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To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe.
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congealed
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to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
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carping
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characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous: carping criticism.
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substantiate
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verify, confirm
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temporize
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delay
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largesse
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donation
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tenable
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reasonable, capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.
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insatiable
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unsatisfied, unquenchable
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reconnaissance
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a preliminary survey to gain information ; especially : an exploratory military survey of enemy territory, survey, exploration
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germane
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relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.
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ramify
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divide, To separate into branches or branchlike parts.
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intransigent
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uncompromising; inflexible.
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taciturn
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stern, and silent in expression and manner
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invidious
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hateful: invidious remarks., offensive
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