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vocab
nouns #3
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11th Grade
01/14/2007
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affront
 Definition
an open or intentional insult
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anathema
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a thing or person greatly detested
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compunction
 Definition
a twinge of conscience; uneasiness
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default
 Definition
a failure to do something
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epitome
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a typical representative part
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excerpt
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an extract; a passage quoted
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felicity
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great happiness; bliss
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genre
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a classification or kind
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hedonism
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self-indulgent pursuit of pleasure
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infidelity
 Definition
unfaithfulness or disloyalty
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inquisitor
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an official questioner
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maelstrom
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a whirlpool; a turmoil
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medicum
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a small amount
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nonpareil
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having no equal; unrivaled
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orthography
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the study of spelling
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paucity
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a scarcity; an infsufficiency
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perspicacity
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keenness of insight, understanding
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proximity
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nearness; closeness
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prudence
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wise judgement
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registrar
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official recorder
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repartee
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witty reply
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semblance
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outward appearence
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trubulation
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great trouble or misery
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tribulation
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great trouble or misery
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vagary
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a whim; an odd notion
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vigilance
 Definition
watchfulness
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