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Semester 2 Final Exam
The vocabulary for the final exam
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English
10th Grade
06/16/2013

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QUAVER
Definition
A SHAKE IN ONES VOICE DUE TO EMOTION OR NERVOUSNESS
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CAESARIAN
Definition

AN OPERATION FOR DELIVERING A CHILD BY CUTTING THE MOTHER'S STOMACH

 

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PRAETORIAN GUARD
Definition
A FORCE OF BODY GUARDS USED BY ROMAN EMPERORS
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INSIDIOUS
Definition
HAVING A GRADUAL SLOW HARMFUL EFFECT
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GULLET
Definition
THROAT, ESOPHAGUS
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MELANCHOLY
Definition
A DEEP SADNESS, DEPRESSION
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CONSCIENCE
Definition
AN INNER FEELING OR VOICE THAT GUIDES YOU TO DO "WRONG" OR "RIGHT"
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TOWER OF BABEL
Definition
A TOWER BUILT BY ANCIENT HUMANS WHICH WAS INTENDED TO REACH HEAVEN (BIBLE)
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PROBOSCIS
Definition
THE NOSE OF A MAMMAL NOSE THAT IS MOBILE
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ALFACTORY SYSTEM
Definition
SENSORY SYSTEM USED FOR ALFACTION (SMELL)
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UTOPIA (UTOPIAN)
Definition
AN IMAGINED PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING IS PERFECT
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DYSTOPIA (DYSTOPIAN)
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AN IMAGINED PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING IS UNPLEASANT, TYPICALLY A TOTALITARIAN ONE OR ENVIRONMENTALLY DEGRADED ONE
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