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Wordly Wise Chapter 9
Vocabulary words from Chapter 9.
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11th Grade
04/07/2012
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analgesic
 Definition
pain-killing drug
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attrition
 Definition
a gradual wearing down
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cerebral
 Definition
brain, intellectual
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contumely
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insulting language
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demulcent
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soothing
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ecology
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the study of the relationship between living things and their environment
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enclave
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area enclosed by foreign territory
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epitome
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ideal expression of
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grandiose
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pretentiously exaggerated
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inalienable
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that cannot be taken away
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mesmerize
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hypnotize
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nominee
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person named as a candidate
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queue
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line of persons waiting, pigtail
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risqué
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improper
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subterranean
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underground
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antediluvian
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old-fashioned
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avouch
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declare positively
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chauvinist
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fanatically patriotic person
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debauched
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corrupted
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dissonance
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lack of harmony
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effigy
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likeness, stuffed dummy
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endemic
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restricted to a particular area
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fakir
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Muslim holy man
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habiliments
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garb
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levitation
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apparent raising into the air
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milliner
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seller of women's hats
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precipitate
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bring about too soon, separate from a liquid, rash
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quill
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feather, spine, pen
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sonic
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sound
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threnody
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song of lamentation
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winsome
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pleasant
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argosy
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heavily-laden merchant ship, rich store
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centaur
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creature half man and half horse
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compliant
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submissive
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deliquesce
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become liquid through absorbing water
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dross
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impurities
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elide
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strike out, slur over
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entity
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thing that exists
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gentility
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refinement
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heritage
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tradition
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listless
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lacking in vigor
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ornithology
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the study of birds
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proletariat
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industrial working class
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical
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stoical
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indifferent to pain or pleasure
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vacuous
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stupid, empty
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