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Unit 2
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20
English
12th Grade
01/10/2012

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Aegis
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N: protection; sponsorship
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Apprise
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V: to inform of
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Bibulous
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ADJ: fond of or inclined to drink
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Claque
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N: a group of people hired to applaud
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Deracinate
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V: to uproot; to eliminate all traces
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Eleemosynary
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ADJ: charitable; dependent on or supported by charity
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Indigenous
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ADJ: native
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Lachrymose
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ADJ: given to tears or weeping; mournful
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Lexicon
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N: a dictionary of a language; the sepcial vocabulary of a person, group, or subject
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Melee
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N: a confused struggle
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Microcosm
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N: a miniature world or universe
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Minuscule
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ADJ: tiny
N: a lowercase letter
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Obfuscate
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V: to darken or abscure; to confuse or bewilder
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Paternalism
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N: the policy of treating governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
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Polarize
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V: to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions
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Purview
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N: the range, extent, or scope of something
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Sanguine
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ADJ: having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
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Solecism
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N: a substandard or ungrammatical usage; any mistake
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Vassal
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N: a person under the protection of a fuedal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or servant
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Verismilitude
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N: the quality of appearing true or probable
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