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vocabulary
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26
English
12th Grade
08/23/2006

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adjunct
Definition
added to something as a supplementary rather than an essential (attatchment, accesory)
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aegis
Definition
a particular person or organizations protection, backing or support
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apprise
Definition
to inform or tell
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bellwether
Definition
the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck
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bibulous
Definition
excessively fond of drinking alcohol
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caterwaul
Definition
make a shrill howling or wailing noise
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chimerical
Definition
having qualities of a chimera (fire breathing, lion head, goat body, serpent tail)
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claque
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a group of people hired to applaud a performer or speaker
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deracinate
Definition
to tear up by the roots
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effete
Definition
depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted
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fait accompli
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a thing that has already happened or been decided
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hidebound
Definition
unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention
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hierarchy
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a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one over another
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liturgy
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a form or formulary according to which pulic religious worship is conducted
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mirage
Definition
optical illusion caused by the atmosphere
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mirage
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optical illusion caused by the atmosphere
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morass
Definition
an area of muddy or soggy ground
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noisom
Definition
having an extremely offfensive smell
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oblivious
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not aware or concered about what is happening around one
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poltroon
Definition
a coward
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proselyte
Definition
a person who has converted from oneopinion, religion, or belief to another
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quasi-
Definition
partly
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raillery
Definition
good humored ridicule, teasing, joking
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ribald
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Characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor.
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supine
Definition
lying flat on the back, recumbent with the face or front up
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vignette
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decorative desing on a page of a book esp. on or just above the title page or at the beginning of a chapter
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