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World Wealth Unit 11
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English
11th Grade
12/18/2012

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Abridge
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To shorten/condense
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abstract
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formal summary...gives the main facts
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digest
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another kind of summary that employs style, form, and manner
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synopsis
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summary of a story, speech, or series of events
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compendium
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a comprehensive summary or concise treatise of some field of learning
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acquiesce
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to consent/agree passively
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assent
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say yes in a positive way
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accede
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yield to a demand
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concur
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to agree and say so
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concurrence
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dispose of argument
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allude
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to refer to or mention casually
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cite
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to allude to casual
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casual
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offhand, incidental
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constitute
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to form/make up
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constituent
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a part/component of something
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contrive
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to plot/scheme/devise a way
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corroborate
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to verify/confirm/substantiate
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culminate
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to reach the highest point
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summit
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the highest point of a mountain/career/ambition/campaign
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zenith
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the highest point for a star/career
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acme
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the highest point of excellence
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depreciate
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to decrease in value, belittle
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decry
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Publicly denounce
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disparage
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Regard or represent as being of little worth
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appreciate
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to add to the price/value
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dilate
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to expand/enlarge
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discriminate
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to observe differences/make unfair distinctions
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arid
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dry/barren/parched/lifeless
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sear/sere
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withered/dried up/mildly scorched by heat
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sterile
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unfruitful, incapable of producing life/ lacking vitality/free from microorganisms
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desiccated
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dried up
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jejeune
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dull/flat/barren/dried up
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effete
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spent/worn/exhausted...thus sterile
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humid
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plenty of rain/moisture
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chronic
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constant/habitual/recurring
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dubious
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doubtful/uncertain/causing doubt
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dubitable
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questionable, causing doubt
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indubitable
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not to be questioned/doubted
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indulgent
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yielding/lenient/easy-going
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gratification
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state of being gratified or satisfied
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license
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A permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade
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sanction
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A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
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toleration
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The practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behavior
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dispensation
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Permission to be exempted from the laws or observances of a church.
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franchise
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An authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities...
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patent
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A government authority to an individual or organization conferring a right or title, esp. the sole right to make, use, or sell some...
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authorization
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A document giving permission or authority
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sufferance
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Absence of objection rather than genuine approval; toleration.
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condonation
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a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred.
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internal
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inside, within a body/country; inner
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lethal
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deadly/fatal (not used for people)
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mortal enemy
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death-causing
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livid
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pale/lead-colored, grayish blue (discolored from a bruise)
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overt
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open/unconcealed
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conspicuous
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unconcealed and thus attracts attention
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ostensible
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the apparent motive, but not the real one
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manifest
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plans and ideas that are open
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flagrant
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overt and scandalous
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palpable
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deeds/wrongs you can feel/see readily
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senile
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characteristic of old age
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dotage
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weak-mindedness/abnormal fondness from old age
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superannuation
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the condition of being retired/disqualified for active duty
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longevity
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long life
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virtual
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almost, for all practical purposes, being something in effect but not actual
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