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chapters 1-3 vocab
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11th Grade
12/09/2009
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camaraderie
 Definition
amity, friendship
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frangible
 Definition
fragile, easy to break
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litany
 Definition
long, repetitive, dull recital
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Moratorium
 Definition
a suspension of activity
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zealous
 Definition
fervent, enthusiastic
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desiccate
 Definition
to dry out
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wrenching
 Definition
causing mental or physical pain
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replete
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full abundant
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interminable
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tiresome and long
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arable
 Definition
suitable for cultivation
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lugubrious
 Definition
mournful, gloomy
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truncate
 Definition
to shorten
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ubiquitous
 Definition
omnipresent, universal
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vernacular
 Definition
everyday language
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equanimity
 Definition
composure, calmness
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metamorphosis
 Definition
transformation or dramatic change
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donnybrook
 Definition
a fight, an uproar
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nonchalant
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unconcerned, indifferent
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vestige
 Definition
remnant, hint
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interlocutor
 Definition
someone who participates in a conversation
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procrustean
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ruthless, undistcriminating
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stygian
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dark and forbiding
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sophistry
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a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
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carte blanche
 Definition
boundless authority
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incantation
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a chant, invocation
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cosmopolitan
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worldly sophisticated
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rife
 Definition
abundant, prevalent
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nomenclature
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terminology, technical naming
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brigand
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robber or bandit
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contemptuous
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haughty scornfull
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scapegoat
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someone who takes the blame
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peremptory
 Definition
not allowing refusal or delay
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atelier
 Definition
artist or designers workshop
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axiom
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universal truth, established rule
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dulcet
 Definition
melodious, harmonic
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usurp
 Definition
to take over, to seize power
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patronizing
 Definition
treating with condescemscion
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iniquity
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an evil or wicked act
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archaic
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obsolete, outmodeled
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vacillate
 Definition
to waver, fluctuate
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perspicacious
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keen, mentally sharp
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abstemious
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frugal, consuming or using sparingly
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talisman
 Definition
a magic charm
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expurgate
 Definition
to remove vulger material
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pellucid
 Definition
transparent
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TONE
 Definition
THE SPEAKERS/NARRATORS ATTITUDE TOWARDS SUBJECT
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PATHOS
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EMOTIONAL APPEAL
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LOGOS
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APPEAL TO LOGIC OR REASON
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ETHOS
 Definition
ETHICAL, CREDABILITY
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ALLEGORY
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STORY MEANT TO BE READ FROM A SYMBOLIC LEVEL AND A LITERAL LEVEL
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ALLEGORY
 Definition
STORY MEANT TO BE READ FROM A SYMBOLIC LEVEL AND A LITERAL LEVEL
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