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Unit 12 Vocab
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English
11th Grade
11/19/2015

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f.to distribute; to assign
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allot
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v. to confuse; to puzzle
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baffle
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v. to shrink and tremble in fear
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cower
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adj. underprivileged; poor
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disadvantaged
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v. to send away; to put out of mind
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dismiss
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adj. ornate; detailed
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elaborate
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adj. lasting; permanent
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enduring
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v. to tempt; to attract
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entice
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adj. useful; practical
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functional
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adj. uneducated; ignorant; unable to read or write
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illiterate
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adj. requiring intelligence
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intellectual
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n. person who is more interested I his or her thoughts or feelings than in other people
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introvert
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adj. calling for hard work; difficult
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laborious
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n. wise adviser; teacher
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mentor
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adj. disposed to take a favorable view
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optimistic
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n. likely chance for success; looking forward; anticipation
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prospect
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v. to correct; to set straight
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reform
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n. instinctiveness; naturalness
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spontaneity
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adj. actual; large; basic; essential
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substantive
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adv.ne quickly, without going through the usual forms or channels
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summarily
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