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Vocab. 46-60
Fabiano's Vocab list 46-60
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English
11th Grade
10/01/2008

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deferential
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courteous, respectful; showing regard for another's wishes; honor
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denouement
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the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot or the place in the plot at which this occurs
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deprecate
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to express disapproval of
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dichotomy
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a division or process of dividing into two mutually exclusive or contradictory croups
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dictum
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formal statement of principle, proposition, or opinion
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disparage
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to lower in rank or reputation; degrade; to speak slightly of; decry
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disparity
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distinct in quality or character; dissimilar; different
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doughty
Definition
able; valiant
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droll
Definition
having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality; laughable
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ecstatic
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state of overwhelming emotion; rapturous delight
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egoism
Definition
ethical doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
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empathetic
Definition
the capacity of participating in another's feeling or ideas
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empirical
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relying on experience or observation alone w/ out regard for system or theory
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enigmatic
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hard to understand or explain; puzzling; mysterious
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enumerate
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to specify one after another; list
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