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Wordly Wise Chapter 1
Vocabulary words from Chapter 1.
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12th Grade
09/03/2012
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abberation
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defect
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amenities
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attractive features and comforts, socially correct acts
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benighted
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ignorant
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cerebration
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thought
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dative
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of the indirect object
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defalcate
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embezzle
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diapason
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entire range, burst of harmonious song
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engender
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produce
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fell
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cruel, deadly
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hybrid
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offspring of parents of different species
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inveigh
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speak out vehemently
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mandible
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jawbone
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orifice
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mouthlike opening
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rational
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reasoning, sensible
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sideral
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of the stars
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torrid
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hot
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venal
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corrupt
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altercation
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quarrel
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atoll
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ring-shaped coral islands
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cartel
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group of companies cooperating to control prices
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cognomen
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nickname
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declivity
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downward slope
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detritus
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loose material worn away
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eclogue
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short pastoral poem
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expeditious
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speedy
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germane
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relevant
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indigenous
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originating naturally in a particular place
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maelstrom
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whirlpool
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nodule
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small, rounded lump
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parity
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equality
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repertoire
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stock of pieces that a person or company can perform
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theism
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a belief in a god or gods
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unguent
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ointment
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abase
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humble
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allergy
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painful sensitivity to something
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anathema
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a person cast out and detested, curses
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brindled
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tawny in color with dark streaks
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cite
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quote from, summons, mentioned honorably
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debacle
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total collapse
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deleterious
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harmful
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diva
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female opera star
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estranged
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no longer on friendly terms
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gaff
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large hook for landing fish, fitted with a four-sided, fore-and-aft mainsail
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idyllic
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wonderfully pleasant
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lambent
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softly radiant, light and brilliant
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moiety
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half
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reactionary
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favoring outmoded policies
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tenure
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the right to hold a position, owndership, term of office
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tutelage
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instruction
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