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chapter 9 Vocabulary
Citizen's High Literature 1
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Literature
9th Grade
04/10/2010

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compassion
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feelings of sympathy and concern for those with problems; caring
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complexity
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difficulty and confusion; intricacy
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developmental
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relating to physical and mental growht; progress related
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empathy
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identification with another's situation and feelings; understanding
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ethnicity
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the language, history, race, religion, and/or customs shared by a large group of people; culture
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inherent
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existing as a natural part of something or someone; native
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onerous
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imposing a burden; troublesome
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prolific
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intellectually or physically productive; fruitful
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specious
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sounding true but actually false; deceptive
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tenet
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a belief held as true by an organization, especially a political or religious group; principle
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