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Vocabulary week 4 30 words
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English
10th Grade
10/20/2010

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efficacious
Definition
desired result or effect; effective
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deign
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to fit with one's dignity; condescend
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solicitous
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anxious or concerned; eager
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parry
Definition
dodge or ward off; fencing
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prowess
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bravery or ability, skill or strength
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awe
Definition
power to inspire fear, reverence
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jeer
Definition
speak or shout rudely, taunt
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impalpable
Definition
incapable of being perceived by sense of touch; intangible difficult for mind to grasp
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timid
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lacking in self assurance, courage, indicate fear or shy
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baffle
Definition
confuse, bewilder, or to frustrate
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turbulence
Definition
violent disorder or commotion; irregular motion
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affirmation
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something exists or is true
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feudalism
Definition
principles and practices
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contempt
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dishonor, disgrace, anything considered worthless
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aspiration
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strong desire, ambition, or goal
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hierarchy
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any system or person; ranked one above another
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assimilation
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absorbing food into the body, absorbtion
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etymology
Definition
derivation of a word, history of a word
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desolation
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devastation, run, grief
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allegory
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symbolical narrative, through concrete or material forms
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chaste
Definition
virtuous, morality or religion, refraining from sexual intercourse
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fervent
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great warmth or intensity of spirit, enthusiastic
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admonish
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caution, advise, scold, in a good will manner
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evoke
Definition
call up or produce, draw forth
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rancor
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bitter, rankling resentment or ill will., hatred, malice
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codify
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to reduce to a code, arrange
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contortion
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twisted position or meaning
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pyre
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a pile or heap of combustible material
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homage
Definition
respect or reverence paid or rendered
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epitaph
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inscription on a mortuary monument, writing in praise of a deceased person.
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(authority, rule)
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crat cracy
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belief,trust
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cred credit
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people
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dem
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draw,pull
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tract,trac
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come
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ven,vent
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