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Unit 4
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General Vocab
12th Grade
01/21/2010
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affinity
 Definition
inclination
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bilious
 Definition
peevish, irritable
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cognate
 Definition
allied, affiliated, closely related in origin
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corollary
 Definition
conclusion, deduction
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cul-de-sac
 Definition
a dead-end street
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derring-do
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valor, heroism
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divination
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the art or act of prediction the future, prophecy
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elixir
 Definition
cure-all, tonic
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folderol
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nonsense, gibberish, hoopla
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gamut
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scope, an entire range or series
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hoi polloi
 Definition
the masses, the common people
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ineffable
 Definition
indescribable, inexpressible
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lucubration
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deepthought, laborious study or thought
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mnemonic
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reminder, a device to aid the memory
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oboquy
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discredit, opprobrium
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parameter
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a limit, a boundary
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pundit
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savant, a learned person
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risible
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laughable, pertaining to laughter
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symptomatic
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indicative, typical, characteristic
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volte-face
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an about-face, a complete reversal, turnabout
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