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PowerPlus Ch.11 &12
Vocabulary Words for Chapter 11 & 12
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English
11th Grade
10/11/2012

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AVID

Definition
enthusiastic; extremely interested
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EPISTLE

Definition
A literary composition in letter form
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GADFLY

Definition
An irritating and persistent person
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HUMILITY

Definition
absence of vanity, humbleness
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DOLOROUS

Definition
exhibiting sorrow or pain
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GARGANTUAN

Definition
a huge or extraordinary size and power
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ARDUOUS

Definition
difficulty requiring math efforts
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AFFABLE

Definition
friendly, agreeable, easy to talk to
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GRANDILOQUENT

Definition
pompous or high0flown in speech
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AGRARIAN

Definition
concerning farms, farmers, or use of land
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GRIMACE

Definition
a facial expression fear, disapproval, or pain
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HARANGUE

Definition
a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture
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FORMIDABLE

Definition
arousing fear or awe
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SYCOPHANT

Definition
a flatter; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor
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EXPLICIT

Definition
clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to imagination
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ALTERCATION

Definition
a heated argument
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LEXICON

Definition
a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place
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HUE

Definition
a particular shad of a given color
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GALVANIZE

Definition
to startle into sudden activity
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SANCTION

Definition
permission, support
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HYPERBOLE

Definition
extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally.
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OMINOUS

Definition
threatening; foreboding evil
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AUDACITY

Definition
rude boldness, nerve
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EVINCE

Definition
to demonstrate clearly, to prove
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IMPLACABLE

Definition
unable o be appeased or pacified (inflexible, relentless)
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EXHORT

Definition
to urge on with stirring words
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INCARCERATE

Definition
to put in prison, to confine
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INCISIVE

Definition
sharp, keen, cutting straight to the heart of the matter
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EXPEDIENT

Definition
practical; providing an immediate advantage
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PERTINENT

Definition
having to do with the subject at hand
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