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AFWTA- Panarelli- Nashoba
AFWTA Vocab Test 1
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Literature
11th Grade
02/25/2008

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abyss
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bottomless hole; a vast expanse or depth
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anarchist
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one who believe in the absence of government and law and in a state of disorder
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appreciate
Definition
to increase in value
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articulate
Definition
to speak distinctly; expressing oneself clearly
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atheist
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one who does not believe in god
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authoritative
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coming from the proper authority; dictatorial
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blasphemous
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irreverent; profane
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brittle
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fragile; frail; easily damaged
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buttress
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a support or prop
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censorious
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critical
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champion
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to defend or support
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cloister
Definition
to seclude or confine
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coagulate
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to gather together in a mass; clot
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compatriot
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a fellow countryman
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conceit
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excessively high opinion of one's worth or ability
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consecrate
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to dedicate or declare sacred
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conspicuous
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obvious; noticeable; attracting attention
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contempt
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scorn; extreme dislike or disdain
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converge
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to move together
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cynical
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given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm
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deprecate
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to disapprove regretfully; belittle
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disputatious
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inclined to fight or argue
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eddy
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a current of air or water moving contrary to the main current
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edifying
Definition
instructing and improving spiritually or morally
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epithet
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a term or short phrase describing or characterizing
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exhaust
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to use up; to drain
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feint
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a false appearance; a fake punch
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felicitous
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happy or delightful
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fiasco
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a total failure and a mess
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furrow
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to make wrinkles or grooves
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gaunt
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very thin; emaciated; angular
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