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11th Grade
09/10/2011

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Propriety
Definition
conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
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Conjured
Definition
to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
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Abominations
Definition
anything abhorred; anything greatly disliked or abhorred.
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Deference
Definition
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
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Providence
Definition
the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth.
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Vindictive
Definition
disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful.
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Smirched
Definition
to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as with soot, dust, dirt, etc.
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Paradox
Definition
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
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Theocracy
Definition
a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
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Abyss
Definition
a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
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