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English
10th Grade
10/20/2014

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Accession-noun
Definition
attaintment of a position of rank or power
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Flotilla-noun
Definition
fleet of ships or boats
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reccesion-noun
Definition
period of temporary economical decline
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breadth-noun
Definition
wide range or extent
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encompassed-verb
Definition
cause something to take place
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swathes-noun
Definition
broad strip or area of something
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mollify-verb
Definition
reduced serverity of something
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divesting-verb
Definition
deprive of power,right,or power
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artifize-noun
Definition
clever or cunning devices especially used to trick someone
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quintessentially-adjective
Definition
perfect embodiment of somethinh;pure
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adherence-noun
Definition
steady support
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bapartisan-adjective
Definition
involving cooperation of 2 political parties that oppose each other
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deregulated-verb
Definition
remove regulations or restrictions
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aparthied
Definition
system of radical segregation in south africa
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tantalizing-verb
Definition
torment or tease with a promise that is unattainable
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decorum-noun
Definition
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety; whats appopriate
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invioable-adjective
Definition
never to be broken or dishonored
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abdicate-verb
Definition
renounce or ones throne in a monarch
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consensus-noun
Definition
general agreement
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vindicated-verb
Definition
clear blame or suspicion/or show or prove to be right or justified
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ostensible-adjective
Definition
clearly seen, obvious
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encroachment-noun
Definition
intrusion on a person terrioty or rights
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enamored-verb
Definition
be filled with a feeling of love for
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viability-noun
Definition
ability to survive under certain conditions
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filial-adjective
Definition
of,pertaining to, or befittting a son or daughter
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declension-noun
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downward,act of declining
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dismissive-adjective
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to reject,like thet dont matter
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charisma-noun
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charm ;gift with people, grace gift
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tacit-adjective
Definition
understood without being stated
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