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Study Guide for LA Vocab Lesson 11
This is to help with the quiz for Ms. Halimi's class.
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11th Grade
03/07/2012

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elixir
Definition

a supposed remedy for all ailments

 

syn: medicine; panacea

Term
dessicated
Definition
dried up
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cessation
Definition

a stopping; a discontinuance

 

syn: ceasing; end

 

ant: beginning; commencement

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juxtapose
Definition

to place side-by-side for comparison

 

syn: measure; examine

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kinetic
Definition
pertaining to motion
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garrulous
Definition

talkative

 

syn: loquacious; verbose

 

ant: taciturn

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fetish
Definition

an object that recieves respoect or devotion;

 

syn: charm; talisman

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scintillate
Definition
to sparkle; to twinkle intellectualy
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lachrymose
Definition
tearful; weepy
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fissure
Definition
an opening; a groove; a split
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epitome
Definition

a typical example

 

syn: embodiment; archetype

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languid
Definition

sluggish; dropping from weakness

 

syn: listless; feeble; drooping

 

ant: robust; vigorous

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delineate
Definition
to describe; to depict
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legerdemain
Definition
sleight of hand; deception
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libtertine
Definition

one who leads an immoral life

 

syn: hedonist; glutton; epicurean

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