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Vocabulary 14
Vocabulary 14
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English
12th Grade
04/14/2011

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hetero

Definition
other
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liter

Definition
letter
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ous

Definition
full on
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rami

Definition
branch
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urb

Definition
city
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censorious

 

Definition

 

Severely critical of others

 

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heterogeneous

Definition

diverse in character or content

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ramify

Definition

form or cause to form branches or offshoots

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literate

Definition

able to read and write


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urbanism

Definition

the lifestyle of city dwellers

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acrimonious

 

Definition

 

caustic, stinging, or bitter in speech or behavior


 

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urbane

Definition

(of a person, esp. a man) suave, courteous, and refined in manner; related to the sophisticated life of major cities


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ramification

Definition

a consequence of an action or event, esp. when complex or unwelcome; a subdivision of a complex structure or process perceived as comparable to a tree's branches

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alliteration

Definition

the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in adjacent or closely connected words. 


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ramiform

Definition

branching or branchlike

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urban

Definition

pertaining to a city or town

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contemptuous

Definition

showing disdain toward something or someone


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heterodoxy

Definition

the state or act of not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs

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literatim

Definition

(of the act of copying) letter by letter


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heterochromatic

Definition

having a variety of colors or wavelengths

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