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WL 14-2
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English
10th Grade
04/25/2010
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Ague
 Definition
n- fever
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Banal
 Definition
adj- lacking freshness or originality
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Boon
 Definition
adj- a request; welcome benefit; close
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Clairvoyant
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adj- supposedly able to perceive things not ordinarily present to the senses
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Cyst
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n- bladderlike sac formed in animal tissue
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Demagogue
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n- a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people
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Egoism
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n- the belief in all-importance of oneself
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Exiguous
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adj- scanty; meager
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Gloaming
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n-twilight
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Impropriety
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n- improper act
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Lupine
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adj- wolf-like
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Narcotic
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n- sense-blunting drug
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Onomatopoeia
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n- words imitative of natural sounds
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Propound
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v- to propose
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Rapprochement
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n- establishment of friendly relations
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Talisman
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n- good-luck charm
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Pro-
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forward
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Demos
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people
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Agogos
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leader
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