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Vocabulary List #5
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English
11th Grade
10/18/2011

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Allegory
Definition
(noun) a work of art with two levels of meaning.
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Mood
Definition
(noun) a state or quality of feeling at a particular time.
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Affinity
Definition
(noun) a kinship or likeness.
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Alleviation
Definition
(noun) relief
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Anomaly
Definition
(noun) departure from the normal rules.
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Apathy
Definition
(noun) lack of feeling or interest.
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Demeanor
Definition
(noun) behavior.
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Demeanor
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(noun) behavior.
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Equivocal
Definition
(adjective) ambiguous.
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Inordinate
Definition
(adjective) exceeding reasonable limits; excessive.
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Insipid
Definition
(adjective) lacking in flavor; bland.
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Pertinacity
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(noun) stubbornness; persistence.
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Vagary
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(noun) a strange idea.
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Fissure
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(noun/verb) narrow opening caused by opening of parts.
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Arabesque
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(adjective) intricately interwoven.
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Concision
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(noun) concise quality; brevity; terseness; mutilation.
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