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Units 1-3
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English
12th Grade
10/03/2007

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adjunct
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add something
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bellwether
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ringleader; trend initiator
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caterwaul
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howl or screech
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chimerical
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absurd, impossible
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effete
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out-of-date
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fait accompli
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accomplished and irreversible deed
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hidebound
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narrow-minded
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hierarchy
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a system organized by class
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liturgy
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religious service or rite
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mirage
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illusion
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morass
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swamp
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noisome
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offsensive or disgusting
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oblivious
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unaware
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poltroon
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coward
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proselyte
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convert; disciple
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quasi
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resembling but not actually being; kind-of
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raillery
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good-humored teasing
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ribald
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indecent in language; irrevently mocking
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supine
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lying flat on one's back
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vignette
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short decsription or sketch; illustration
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aegis
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protection
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apprise
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to inform of; notify
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bibulous
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fond of or inclined to drink; alcoholic
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claque
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group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; fan club
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dreacinate
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to pull up by the roots; eradicate
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eleemosynary
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charitable; philanthropic
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indigenous
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native; domestic
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lachrymose
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given to tears or weeping; mournful; tearful
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lexicon
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a dictionary of language; glossary
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melee
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confused struggle; brawl
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microcosm
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miniature world or universe
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minuscule
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very small, tiny; insignificant
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obfuscate
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to darken or obscure; confuse or bewilder
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paternalism
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fatherliness
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polarize
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to split or divide; to cause to concentrate in two conflicting positions
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purview
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range, extent, or scope of something; jurisdiction
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solecism
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ungrammatical mistake; impropriety or mistake; misusage
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vassal
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servant
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verisimilitude
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quality of appearing to be true; realism
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ancillary
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subordinate or supplementary; accessory
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bowdlerize
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censor; remove offensive material
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condescend
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to come down or stoop to a lower level
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cozen
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to trick or decieve
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enclave
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enclosed district; island
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forte
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person's strong point; specialty, aptitude
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gratis
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free; on the house
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icon
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idol; symbol
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interstice
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small, narrow space between things; crevice
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macrocosm
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the universe as a whole
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mountebank
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trickster or swindler; impostor
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paean
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song of praise, joy, or triumph; hymn, ode
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persiflage
Definition
lighthearted joking, talk or writing; banter
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plethora
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overfullness; superabundance; surplus
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pragmatic
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down-to-earth;
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quizzical
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puzzled; perplexed
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rapacity
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inordinate greed
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schism
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formal split with a religious organization; rift
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therapeutic
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having the power to heal or cure; curative
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virtuoso
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brilliant performer; expert; prodigy
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