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vocab 6
chapter 6 vocab
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10th Grade
09/18/2014
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allusion
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an indirect reference
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altruistic
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unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others; unselfish
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appease
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to calm, especially by giving in to the demands of
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arbitrary
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determined by personal judgment, not rule or reason; based on impulse
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assail
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to attack physically or verbally
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banal
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lacking originality; overused; commonplace
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euphemism
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a mild or vague term used as a substitute for one considered offensive or unpleasant
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mercenary
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motivated only by financial; greedy
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syndrome
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a group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition
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taint
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to stain the honor of someone or something
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ann, enn
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year
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audi, audio-
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hearing, sound
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cycl, cyclo
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circle
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-hood
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state, condition
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hyper-
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more than normal; overly;excessively
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-ly
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in a ceryain manner
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non-
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not; the opposite of
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path, -pathy
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feeling, suffering
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pend
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to hang
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quart, quadr-
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four, fourth
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quart,quadar
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four,fourth
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path,-pathy
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feeling,suffering
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-iy
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in a certain manner
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audio-, audio
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hearing, sound
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pend
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to hang
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-hood
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state, condition
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ann,enn
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year
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hyper
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more than normal; overly; excessively
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cycl, cyclo
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circle
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non- not; the opposite of
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