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Vocab 7 and 9
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English
10th Grade
03/12/2008

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incantation

 

Definition
1. a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as part of a ritual of magic  2. a formula of words used in, or as if in, such a ritual
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cantor

Definition
          an official of a Jewish synagogue who sings or chants the music of the services and leads the congregation in prayer
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descant

Definition
       an additional melody sung above the principal melody
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allude

 
Definition
           to refer broadly or indirectly
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collusion

Definition
  1.      a secret agreement or conspiracy for an illegal or deceptive purpose.  
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ludicrous

  
Definition
      laughable because of clear absurdity, falseness, or foolishness
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phantasm

 
Definition
an illusion or a ghost produced by imagination or creative invention
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diaphanous

Definition
  1.            1. transparent.  2. insubstantial or vague 
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phantasmagoria

 
Definition
1. a shifting succession of things seen or imagined.  2. a collection or combination of weird or imaginary things
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aver

  
Definition
to state positively as true; declare
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verisimilitude

 
Definition
    1. the appearance of being true or probable.  2. the depiction of realism in art of literature
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verity

 
Definition
a true fact or statement
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CANT                             
Definition
                           sing  
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LUD/LUS

 

Definition
 to play, game
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PHAN/PHEN
Definition
to appear or seem, to present to the mind
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VER

Definition
     truth    
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PATH
Definition
suffering
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PEN/PUN
Definition
penalty
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MATR/METR
Definition
mother
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MONI
Definition
to warn, to scold
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apathetic
2.
Definition
1. showing or feeling little or no emotion  2. having no interest
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empathy
3.
Definition
the feeling of , or the ability to feel, the emotions and sensations of another
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sociopath
4.
Definition
a mentally ill or unstable person who acts in a way that harms people and society; a psychopath
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impunity
5.
Definition
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
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penance
6.
Definition
an act of self-punishment or religious devotion to show sorrow or regret for sin or wrongdoing
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punitive
7.
Definition
giving, involving, or aiming at punishment
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matriarch
8.
Definition
a female leader of a group
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matriculate
9.
Definition
to enroll as a member of a group, especially a school or college
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metropolitan
10.
Definition
having to do with a large important city and sometimes its surrounding suburbs
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admonish
11.
Definition
to warn or criticize mildly
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monitory
12.
Definition
giving warning; cautionary
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premonition
Definition
1. a previous warning or notice; forewarning  2. a feeling about an event or situation before it happens
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