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Plato F2F
VL5
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English
10th Grade
11/02/2010

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Term
coherent
Definition
1.logically connected; consistent.
2.cohering; sticking together.
3.having a natural or due agreement of parts.
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controversy
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1.a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention.
2.contention, strife, or argument.
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elaborate
Definition
1.worked out with great care and nicety of detail.
2.marked by intricate and often excessive detail.
3.to work out carefully or minutely.
4.to add details to.
5.to produce or develop by labor.
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focus
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1.a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity.
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trivial
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1.of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
2.commonplace; ordinary
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procured
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1.to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
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acquittal
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1.the act of acquitting; discharge.
2. the state of being acquitted; release.
3. the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc.
4. Law . judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty.
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censuring
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1.strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
2. an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members.
3.to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner: She is more to be pitied than censured.
4.to give censure, adverse criticism, disapproval, or blame.
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intimation
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1.to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
2. Archaic . to make known; announce.
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reproved
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verbal irony
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dramatic irony
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situational irony
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imagery
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analogy
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monologue
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