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Smith and Dewar Vocabulary Lesson 21
Lesson 21 Terms and Definitions
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General Vocab
11th Grade
04/26/2011

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aggregate
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sum total, whole amount
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archipelago
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a group of islands
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boon
Definition
favorable; a blessing, a benefit
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buffoon
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a clown; a blessing, a benefit
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chicanery
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unethical methods, trickery
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contaminant
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something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes
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corrugated
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bent into folds
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deleterious
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harmful; dangerous; injurious
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disputatious
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inclined to fight; to argue, or to debate
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emend
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to correct (usually by a critic)
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fetter
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to restrict by shackling or chaining
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giddy
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dizzy
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heterogeneity
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state of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements
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indomitable
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incapable of being conquered
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irresolute
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indecisive, unsure of how to proceed
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metaphorically
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compared nonliterally
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panacea
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cure-all, remedy for all ills
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peruse
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to read or to examine
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prodigy
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one with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment
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rebuff
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to snub or to refuse bluntly
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resilient
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ability to return to a former state
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scapegoat
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one who takes the blame for others
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spurious
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false or deceitful
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tractable
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capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled; obedient
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vivacious
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full of life, very animated
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