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Word Wealth II Unit 3
Words you will never use
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English
11th Grade
01/14/2013

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affinity
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attraction/kinship; readiness to combine with
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power; tyrant
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chieftain
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the head man of a tribe/small nation
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potentate
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a ruler very conscious of his power (used humorously)
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viceroy
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a deputy ruler who takes the place of the king in the area assigned to him
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sovereign
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A supreme ruler, esp. a monarch.
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effigy
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image/likeness
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image
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what you appear to be to others
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counterpart
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that which completes/balances/corresponds to/closely resembles something
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counterfeit
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false/deceptive likeness esp. of money or art
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icon
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an image/figure/painting esp. one having religious significance
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iconography
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the study of paintings/images
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facsimile
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an exact likeness/copy, usually of a document/object/artifact
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photostatic
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a form of facsimile
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replica
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a copy, esp. of a work of art, made by the artist, or a model
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mannequin
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a life-sized likeness of the human body
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hybrid
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a cross between two varieties
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illusion
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something not what it appears to be
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disillusionment
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the loss of deceptive/unfounded beliefs about life/people
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delusion
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a false idea
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mirage
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an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions
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hallucination
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an illusion wholly within a person's mind
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opulence
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wealth/abundance
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affluent
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wealthy, esp. one who spends money freely
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precision
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exactness, accuracy
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proximity
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nearness
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approximate
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a figure very near to the actual
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approximation
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a near/close estimate
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propinquity
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nearness in space/time/blood relationships
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reminiscence
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a calling to mind; recollection
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retrospect
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looking backward
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memorabilia
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memorable incidents or moments
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memoirs
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personal record of events
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memento
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souvenir/reminder
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commemorate
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celebrate
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reprisal
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act of retaliation, esp. in war
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vengeance
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punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong
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adroit
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skillful/clever
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facile
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easily done/moving easily/quickly
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feline
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catlike/sly/stealthy
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canine
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doglike
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bovine
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cowlike
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porcine
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piglike
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lupine
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wolflike, rapacious
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vulpine
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foxlike, crafty
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equine
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horselike
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simian
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like a monkey, idiotic
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asinine
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like a jack ass: I'll give her face a two and her asinine
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mediocre
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average, commonplace
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prodigious
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enormous/marvelous/superhuman
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prodigal
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wasteful
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prosaic
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dull, monotonous, uninteresting
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punitive
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intended to punish, bringing punishment
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impunity
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freedom from/avoidance of punishment one deserves
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spontaneous
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arising naturally from within; bubbling up
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subtle
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delicate/artful/requiring acuteness
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transient
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fleeting, short-lived
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ephemeral
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lasts for a very short time
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evanescent
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vanishing/fading quickly
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