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Vocabulary Words #3
Holman
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English
12th Grade
09/21/2011

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INCOGNITO
Definition
ONE WHO IS IN DISGUISE OR USING ASSUMED NAME
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COGNIZANT
Definition
AWARE OF OR INFORMED ABOUT SOMETHING
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FARCICAL
Definition
RIDICULOUS; EXAGGERATEDLY COMICAL
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DISCURSIVE
Definition
WANDERING OR SHIFTING FROM ONE SUBJECT TO ANOTHER; RAMBLING; LONG WINDED
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HYPERBOLE
Definition
AN OBVIOUS EXAGGERATION, MADE FOR EFFECT AND NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY
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OMNISCIENT
Definition
KNOWING EVERYTHING; HAVING COMPLETE OR INFINITE KNOWLEDGE
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FORTUITOUS
Definition
OCCURING BY CHANCE; ACCIDENTAL; FORTUNATE
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ASSIMILATE
Definition
TO ABSORB AND INCORPORATE FOOD OR KNOWLEDGE; TO ABSORB ONE GROUP INTO A LARGER CULTURE
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ENNUI
Definition
DISCONTENT AND LISTLESSNESS FROM LACK OF OCCUPATION OR INTEREST
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MESMERISM
Definition
HYPNOTISM; HYPNOTIC APPEAL; INTENSE FASCINATION
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