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Honors English--Words to Know
Words to know study guide for the vocabulary test on Friday, February 17th, 2006.
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9th Grade
02/16/2006

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amnesty
Definition
a general pardon granted by a government
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default
Definition
failure to perform a task or fufill an obligation
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discord
Definition
a lack of agreement among persons
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inextricably
Definition
so intricate or intangled as to make escape impossible
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intimately
Definition
marked by close acquaintance, association, or family
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legitimate
Definition
being in compliance with the law
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mobility
Definition
the quality or state of being mobile
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reconciliation
Definition
an act of self mortification
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perninious
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tending to cause death or serious injury, deadly
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sustain
Definition
to keep in existence; maintain
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aristocrat
Definition
a member of a ruling class
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aura
Definition
an invisible breath, emanation, or radiation
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cascade
Definition
a waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks
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essence
Definition
the intrinsic or indispensable properties that serve to characterize or identify something
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familiarity
Definition
considerable acquintance with
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illiteracy
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the condition of being unable to read and write
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incessantly
Definition
continuing without interruption
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infuse
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to put or introduce as if by pouring
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sacrilegious
Definition
grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred
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sophistication
Definition
to cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more wordly
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