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vocab 15 and 16
trinity highschool vocabulary honors level
20
English
11th Grade
01/09/2011

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Abdicate
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verb-- to formally give up control, authority, or a high office
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Absolve
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verb- to clear of guild or blame... to relieve from a obligation
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Catharsis
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noun- a purifying or refreshing release of emotional tension
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Countermand
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verb-- to cancel or reverse an order or a policy
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Impunity
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noun-- exemption from punishment or injury
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recant
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verb-- to formally take back or reject a statement or belief
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recoup
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verb- to regain,, to make up for
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renounce
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verb-- to give up, especially by formal announcement.. to reject.. to disown
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rescind
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verb-- to take back,, to make void.. to repeal
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waive
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verb- to give up voluntarily,,, to refrain from insisting on, or enforcing.
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arbitration
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-noun-- the process in which parties involved in a dispute allow an impartial party to settle their differences
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atache
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noun- a person assigned to serve in a specific capacity on a diplomatic mission
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consul
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noun- a diplomatic official who represents his or her own goverments economic interest in a foreign county and assists fellow citizens living or traveling there
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covenant
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noun- a binding agreement,, a legal contract
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discretion
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noun- the quality of using good judgement and self- restraint.
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entente
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noun- an understanding or agreement between two or more political powers
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insular
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adj- suggestive of the isolated life on an island..... having a narrow viewpoint
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Machiavellian
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adj- cunning..
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protocol
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noun- code of correct conduct
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status quo
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noun-- the exsisting condition or state of affairs
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