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Wordly Wise Chapter 5
Vocabulary words from Chpater 5.
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11th Grade
01/11/2012
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acolyte
 Definition
follower, altar boy
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atavism
 Definition
reverting back to the traits of one's ancestors
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bedizen
 Definition
gaudily adorn
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canto
 Definition
division of a poem
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crevice
 Definition
narrow crack
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deify
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treat as godlike
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ductile
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capable of being drawn into wire, easily led
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ennobling
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uplifting
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flotsam
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floating wreckage
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gubernatorial
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for state governor
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lionize
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treat as a celebrity
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moratorium
 Definition
legally-granted delay in the payment of debts, suspension of activity
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obituary
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notice of a person's death
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prognosticate
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predict
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raconteur
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storyteller
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sybarite
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pleasure-loving person
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
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ague
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fever
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banal
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trite
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boon
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welcome benefit, request, close
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clairvoyant
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supposedly able to perceive things not ordinarly present to the senses
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cyst
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small, pouchlike growth
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demagogue
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rabble-rouser
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egoism
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the belief in the all-importance of oneself
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exiguous
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scanty
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gloaming
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twilight
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impropriety
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improper act
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lupine
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wolflike
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narcotic
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drug
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onomatopoeia
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words imitative of natural sounds
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propound
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propose
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rapprochement
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establishment of friendly relations
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talisman
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good-luck charm
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anoint
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pour oil on, make holy by putting oil on
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baneful
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ruinous
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brier
 Definition
thorny bush, made from the root of a European shrub
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cognate
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related
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deem
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believe
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dipsomaniac
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alcoholic
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emissary
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agent
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extradite
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hand over to the power of another state
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gossamer
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filmy cobweb strands, sheer
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incommunicado
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without being able to get in touch with others
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mendacity
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lying
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novena
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nine-day period of prayer
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polygamist
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person with more than one wife or husband
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quip
 Definition
witty remark
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stellar
 Definition
of the stars, of a celebrated performer
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trousseau
 Definition
bride's outfit
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