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Vocab #9
Passe
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English
12th Grade
05/21/2012

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Term
passe
Definition
out of date
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proletariat
Definition
physical labor, working class
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nuance
Definition
subtle difference
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panacea
Definition
cure all
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pogrom
Definition
minorities
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nemesis
Definition
arch enemy
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paradigm
Definition
serves as pattern, model
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obsolescence
Definition
no longer useful
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oxymoron
Definition
contradictory phrase
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ostracism
Definition
exclusion from a group
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omnivore
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eats all things
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overture
Definition
musical introduction for a big piece
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penance
Definition
self punishment for a wrong doing
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pariah
Definition
social outcast
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oligarchy
Definition
gov't by few
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nihilism
Definition
disbelief in moral values (northingness)
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plebiscite
Definition
put out to the people + community (direct vote)
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nepotism
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favoritism in orders of business (family)
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pluralism
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groups, people, gov't, composed of different varieties
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