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Vocab Words: Unit 1
Honors Language Arts- Coros
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English
8th Grade
08/24/2011

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Discomfit
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v. to embarrass and confuse
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Edification
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n.improvement or enlightenment
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Malfeasance
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n. misconduct or wrongdoing, esp. by a public official
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Feasible
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adj. capable of being accomplished
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Surfeit
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n. condition of being too full; overabundance
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Magnum Opus
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n. the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer
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Modus Operandi
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n. manner of working
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Opulent
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n. possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent
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Synergy
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n. the power that results from the combination of two or more forces
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Lithurgy
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n. a pattern of prayer or worship
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Lethargy
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n. a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
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Laborious
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adj. requiring mental or physical effort
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Belabor
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v. 1. to discuss in too much detail
2. to attack
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Elaborate
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v. to explain in greater detail
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Malaise
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n. a vague feeling of illness or depression
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