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ACT 4
Mrs. Cason's Hon. Eng. 3 ACT Unit 4 Words
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English
11th Grade
02/28/2011

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Affluence
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influx, flux, income, inflow, inpouring, inrush
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Analyze
Definition
anatomize, assay, break down, cut, deconstruct, dissect
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Assassin
Definition
cutthroat, homicide, killer, manslayer, murderer
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Infer
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conclude, decide, deduce, derive, extrapolate,
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Literacy
Definition
erudition, knowledge, learnedness, learning, education, scholarship
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Mettlesome
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active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk,
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Monopoly
Definition
exclusive possession or control
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Ordnance
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a service of the army charged with the procuring, distributing, and safekeeping of ordnance
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Populous
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densely populated , numerous
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Prescient
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foreknowledge, foresight
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Prowess
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bravery, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness,
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Secession
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withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
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Somber
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black, caliginous, darkened, darkish, darkling,
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Trestle
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a braced frame serving as a support, horse
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vagabond
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vagrant, wandering, wayfaring, nomad
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Alienate
Definition
alien, estrange, disaffect, disgruntle, sour
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Apogee
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apex, height, capstone, climax, crescendo, crest, crown
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Differentiate
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difference, distinguish, discern, discriminate, secern, separate
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Lexicon
Definition
dictionary, wordbook
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Luxuriant
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green, grown, leafy, lush, overgrown, verdant
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Monocracy
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government by a single person
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Momentous
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big, consequential, earthshaking, earth-shattering, eventful
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Ominous
Definition
baleful, dire, direful, doomy, foreboding, ill
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Predatory
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predaceous, rapacious, raptorial
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Primeval
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ancient, primal, early, primitive, primordial
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Prospector
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hunt, probe, explore, search, skirr
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Servitude
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bondage, enslavement, servility, slavery, thrall,
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Squatter
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to go along through or as if through water
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Tenure
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hitch, stint, term, tour
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Vista
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command, lookout, outlook, panorama, perspective, prospect, view
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