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Lesson 8 - Book E
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
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English
11th Grade
01/13/2013

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acerbic
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1. Sour or bitter in taste
2. Harsh or sharp in speech, manner, or temper
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acrid
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Bitterly pungent or harsh in taste or smell; sharply stinging
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exacerbate
Definition
To increase the severity of something; to intensify irritation or violence
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acrimony
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Bitter, sharp animosity, especially in behavior or speech
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acumen
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Keenness of insight and discernment; sagacity
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acute
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1. Very discerning; quickly alert to impressions
2. Severe, intense
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peremptory
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1. Urgently commanding; officious or arrogantly dictatorial
2. Not allowing contradiction or further disagreement
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preempt
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To take precedence over someone or something already arranged or in place; to seize priority
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redemption
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1. Deliverance from sin; atonement for guilt
2. Retrieval; reclamation; reformation
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technocracy
Definition
Government or social systems that put technological theories into practice
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plutocrat
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A member of a governing wealthy class or a person whose wealth grants political influence
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pecuniary
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Relating to money or necessary payment of it
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impecunious
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Lacking money; penniless
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comportment
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Behavior; demeanor; mode of bearing or movement
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purport
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To claim; to profess; to appear to be
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