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Wordly Wise Chapter 3
Vocabulary words from Chapter 3.
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11th Grade
01/10/2012
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ambulatory
 Definition
able to walk
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circumvent
 Definition
outwit
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cuckold
 Definition
man whose wife is unfaithful
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didactic
 Definition
that instructs us
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effrontery
 Definition
impudence
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ethereal
 Definition
delicate, light and airy
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exigencies
 Definition
pressing needs, urgencies
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gargoyle
 Definition
grotesquely carved figure
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hirsute
 Definition
hairy
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incantation
 Definition
formula of magic words
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malfeasance
 Definition
wrongdoing by a public official
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naiad
 Definition
water nymph
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pontificate
 Definition
speak in a pompous manner
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pyromaniac
 Definition
person with a compulsion to start fires
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sapient
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WISE
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technique
 Definition
method
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apothecary
 Definition
druggist
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colloquial
 Definition
of everyday speech
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curate
 Definition
assitant to a rector or vicar
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dissemble
 Definition
hide one's true feelings
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epilogue
 Definition
concluding speech in a play
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eviscerate
 Definition
remove the entrails from
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exorcise
 Definition
drive out
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genealogy
 Definition
the study of family descent
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impecunious
 Definition
without money
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lave
 Definition
wash
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merino
 Definition
sheep with long, silky wool
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panegyric
 Definition
formal speech of praise
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potentate
 Definition
powerful ruler
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recant
 Definition
publicly repudiate one's beliefs
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scion
 Definition
descendant, bud used for grafting
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temerity
 Definition
rashness
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catholic
 Definition
broad in scope, universal
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correlate
 Definition
bring together
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deduce
 Definition
figure out
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durance
 Definition
imprisonment
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equivocal
 Definition
misleading, doubtful
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excrescence
 Definition
outgrowth
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halcyon
 Definition
peaceful
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inanimate
 Definition
lacking life, dull
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lunar
 Definition
of the moon
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misdemeanor
 Definition
minor crime
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parson
 Definition
clergyman
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pulsate
 Definition
throb
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referendum
 Definition
direct vote on a proposed law
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roe
 Definition
fish's eggs, European deer
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symposium
 Definition
conference for discussing some subject
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venire
 Definition
panel from which jurors are selected
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