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Unit 13 Vocab
IB English Vocab
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11th Grade
03/20/2012

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CORD
Definition
heart
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Accord
Definition
(1) To grant. (2) To be in harmony; agree.
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Concordance
Definition
An index of the important words in a book or in an author's works, with the passages in which they occur.
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Cordial
Definition
(1) Warm, friendly, gracious. (2) Something that warms and revives, especially a liqueur.
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Discordant
Definition
Being at odds, conflicting, not in harmony.
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CULP
Definition
guilt
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Culpable
Definition
Deserving to be condemned or blamed.
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Exculpate
Definition
To clear from accusations of fault or guilt.
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Inculpate
Definition
To accuse or incriminate; to show evidence of someone's involvement in a fault or crime.
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Mea Culpa
Definition
An Admission of personal fault or error.
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DIC
Definition
to speak
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Edict
Definition
(1) An official announcement that has the forces of a law. (2) An order or command.
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Interdiction
Definition
(1) An edict prohibiting something. (2) The destruction of or cutting off an enemy's line of supply.
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Jurisdiction
Definition
(1) The power or right to control or exercise authority. (2) The territory where power may be exercised.
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Malediction
Definition
A curse.
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GNI / GNO
Definition
to know
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Cognitive
Definition
(1) Having to do with the process of knowing, including awareness, judgment, and understanding. (2) Based on factual knowledge that has been or can be gained by experience.
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Diagnosis
Definition
(1) The identification of a disease by its symptoms. (2) An investigation of and conclusion about a situation or problem.
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Incognito
Definition
In disguise or with on's identity concealed.
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Prognosis
Definition
(1) The chance of recovery from a given disease or condition. (2) Forecast or prophecy.
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APT / EPT
Definition
to fit and "fit"
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Adaptation
Definition
Adjustment to conditions of an environment, or to a new or different use.
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Aptitude
Definition
(1) Natural tendency, talent, or ability. (2) Ability to learn.
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Adept
Definition
Expert or highly skilled.
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Inept
Definition
Foolish, incompetent, bungling.
Term
ART
Definition
skill
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Artful
Definition
(1) Skillful. (2) Wily, crafty, sly.
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Artifact
Definition
A usually simple object, such as a tool or ornament, made by human workmanship or modification.
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Artifice
Definition
(1) Clever skill. (2) A claver trick.
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Artisan
Definition
A skilled worker or craftsperson.
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CAD / CID / CAS
Definition
to fall, fall down, drop (v.) or "fall or chance" (n.)
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Cadaver
Definition
A dead body, especially one that's to be dissected; a corpse.
Term
Casualty
Definition
A person, especially a military person, or a thing that is injured, lost, or destroyed; a victim.
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Decadent
Definition
(1) Self-indulgent. (2) Decaying or declining.
Term
Recidivism
Definition
A tendency to fall back into earlier habits or modes of behaving, especially criminal habits.
Term
CIS
Definition
to cut, cut down, or slay
Term
Concise
Definition
Brief & condensed, especially in expression or statement.
Term
Excise
Definition
To cut out, especially surgically.
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Incisive
Definition
Impressively direct & decisive.
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Precision
Definition
(1) Exactness of definition or statement. (2) Accuracy of performance or measurement.
Term
Apiary
Definition
A place where bees are kept for their honey.
Term
Caper
Definition
(1) A playful leap. (2) A prank or mischievous.
Term
Equestrian
Definition
Having to do with horseback riding.
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Lupine
Definition
Like a wolf; wolfish.
Term
Lycanthropy
Definition
The taking on of the form and behavior of a wolf by the means of magic or witchcraft.
Term
Ornithologist
Definition
A person who studies birds.
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Serpentine
Definition
Like a snake or serpent in shape or movement; winding.
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Simian
Definition
Having to do with monkeys or apes; monkey-like.
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