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RL Turner 2009-2010 English Vocabulary
Vocab Week 1 RL Turner
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English
12th Grade
09/02/2009

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Allocation
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to set apart for a special purpose: to designate or allot
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Ascetic
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a monk or hermit: one who leads a simple life and obstains from the normal pleasures of life.
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Beguile
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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc. Mislead, delude; to charm or divert.
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Crass
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without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity
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Defray
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to bear or pay all or part of
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Dint
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force, power. to put a dent in, to impress or drive in forcibly
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Enjoin
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to prescribe with authority or emphasis; to direct or order to do something.
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Envoy
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a diplomatic agent, any accredited messenger or representative, delgate, emissary, deputy.
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Interloper
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to thrust oneself into the affairs of others; a meddler
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Vicarious
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taking the place of another person or thing, acting or serving as a substitute
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