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English
9th Grade
06/02/2009

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abasement
Definition
-a lowering in ranking or status
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bifurcate
Definition
-when something splits or divides into two parts
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coruscate
Definition
-sparkle and shimmer and glitter and shine
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dogmatic
Definition
-when someone won't change their opinion because he or she is stubborn
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expedient
Definition
-when someone takes the easy way out or does the quick or practical thing
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felicity
Definition
-great happiness
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geriarics
Definition
-medicine devoted to the care of the elderly
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heresy
Definition
-the beliefs of one who goes against the religion of his or her people
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ingratiate
Definition
-when someone tries to please someone else, or tries to bring him or herself into to favor with that person
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juxtapose
Definition
-to place side by side
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kleptomaniac
Definition
-one who has an irresistible urge to steal something, especially when it is something he or she can afford to buy
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laxicty
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-carelessness or forgetfullness
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misdemeanor
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-minor crime
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nostrum
Definition
-a cure that does not work
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ostracise
Definition
-to purposefully exclude someone from a group
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parodox
Definition
-something that, logically, can happen, yet it can't (Allison goes back in time and accidentally kills her grandfather. So her father is not born. So she is not born. So she cannot go back in time to kill her grandfather. So her father is born. So she is born. So she can go back in time. etc.)
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quixotic
Definition
-when someone dreams an impossible dream
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raucous
Definition
-loud, obnoxious, and harsh sounding
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scinillate
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-sparkle or shine
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truculent
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-fiercely savage
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ubiquitous
Definition
-seemingly everywhere at once
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vacullate
Definition
-to waver from side to side on a decision
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winsome
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-charming, attractive, cheerful, and bright
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xenophobia
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-fear of strangers or foreigners
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yammer
Definition
-endless noise, talking, chattering, or complaining
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zealot
Definition
-one who believes his or her product is the best
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