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Wordly Wise Chapter 3
Vocabulary words from Chapter 3.
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12th Grade
10/15/2012
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aplomb
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poise
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apogee
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point farthest from the earth, high point
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bolus
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soft mass of chewed food, large pill
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comatose
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in a sleeplike state
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dissipate
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spend wastefully, disperse, vanished
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fecund
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fertile
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iconoclastic
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given to attacking established beliefs and institutions
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incubus
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nightmare, burden
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longevity
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long life
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mince
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chop finely, choose carefully for a polite effect, affectedly dainty
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obdurate
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stubborn
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patina
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surface appearance, greenish film
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pusillanimous
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fainthearted
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risible
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arousing laughter
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sedulous
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diligent
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sycophantic
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servilely flattering
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turbid
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muddy
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accretion
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gradual coming together; process of growth by accumulation
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bier
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stand for a coffin
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canard
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absurd report spread as a hoax
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dastardly
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cowardly
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endemic
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restricted to a particular area
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feral
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beastlike
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immolate
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kill as a sacrifice
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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lucent
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clear, luminous
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mulct
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get money from by fraud
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olfactory
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of the sense of smell
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perspicacious
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astute
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remiss
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negligent in performing a duty
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rococo
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elaborately ornamental
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sonic
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sound
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sylvan
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wooded
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unanimity
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complete agreement
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bilateral
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affecting both sides equally
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caparison
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ornamental covering
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dictum
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formal statement of opinion
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expedient
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advantageous without necessarily being right or proper
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forensic
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debating
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incipient
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beginning
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largo
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in a slow and stately manner
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luminary
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leading figure; source of light
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notary
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official authorized to validate legal documents
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optometrist
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person who diagnoses eye defects and prescribes corrective lenses
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prevaricate
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avoid telling the truth
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reincarnation
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rebirth of the spirit in another physical body
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salubrious
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beneficial
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sunder
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split
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trumpery
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cheap and showy; worthless nonsense; trivial or useless items
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wroth
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extremely angry
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