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Vocab Week One 8/24-8-28)
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English
10th Grade
08/26/2015

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Abhor
Definition
v., -to dislike very much.
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Bigot
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n., -a person who dislikes someone else or their ideas.
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Placid
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adj., -not easily upset or excited.
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Bedlam
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n., -a very noisy or confused state or scene
-Victorian times, referred to as a madhouse or asylum.
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Vigil
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n., -an event or period of time where a person sits quietly and waits or prays, esp. at night.
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Descent
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n., -the action of moving downward, dropping or falling; the origin or background of a person in regards to their nationality or ethnicity.
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Dissent
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n./v.-to hold or express opinions that go against other commonly held opinions or beliefs.
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Hamper
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v.,-to slow the movement, progress or action of
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Tawdry
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adj.,-has a cheap or ugly appearance.
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Kindle
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v.,-to stir up or start a fire burning.
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