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12th Grade
09/09/2007

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Term
archetype
Definition
-the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based
-a model or first form
-prototype
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beleaguered
Definition
to be harassed
to be overwhelmed
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penitent
Definition
-feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment
-repentant
-contrite
-a remorseful person
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cataclysmic
Definition
A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change.
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stagnant
Definition
-not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
-stale
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contentiousness
Definition
-quarrelsomeness
-argumentativeness
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mendacious
Definition
-telling lies, esp. habitually
-dishonest
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enigmatic
Definition
mysterious
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disingenuous
Definition
insincere
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guileless
Definition
-sincere
-honest
-straightforward
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cogent
Definition
-convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation
-precise
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fungible
Definition
interchangeable
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tractable
Definition
-easily managed or controlled
-yielding
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mawkish
Definition
overly sentimental
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candid
Definition
-honest
-frank
-pure
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efficacy
Definition
effectiveness
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finicky
Definition
-picky
-fussy
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syntagm
Definition
A sequence of words in a particular syntactic relationship to one another
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virulent
Definition
intensely noxious
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penurious
Definition
extremely stingy
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fallacy
Definition
a deceptive or misleading notion
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lionizing
Definition
to treat (a person) as a celebrity
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