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2,3 Vocab
Hiroshima
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Social Studies
10th Grade
12/05/2013
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Apathetic
 Definition
feeling little or no emotion
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Atavistic
 Definition
to have some characteristic found in a remote ancestor
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awry
 Definition
not straight, askew
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breviary
 Definition
a book containing the Psalms
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catechist
 Definition
person who intrsucts religion
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conflagration
 Definition
destructive fire
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convection
 Definition
transfer of heat through a liquid
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extricated
 Definition
to set free
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miasma
 Definition
unwholesome or befogging atmosphere
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palpable
 Definition
recognizable
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pickaback
 Definition
piggyback
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porte-cochere
 Definition
porch roof projeting over driveway
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punt
 Definition
square boat with flat bottom
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razed
 Definition
torn down completely
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solicitous
 Definition
showing care
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unkindled
 Definition
not on fire
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charnel house
 Definition
building with corpses
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immolate
 Definition
to sacrifice
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moribund
 Definition
dying
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putrescence
 Definition
rotting and foul smelling
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staves
 Definition
sticks rods or poles
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stupefied
 Definition
to bring into a state of stun
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succinct
 Definition
breifly stated
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succor
 Definition
to give assistance in time of need
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suppurated
 Definition
discharging pus
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