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unit 3 sec 1-3
10-17-05
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10/19/2005

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atone
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to satisfy or appease by making amends
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly
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coerce
Definition
to dominate by force or threats
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defile
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to make unpure or unclean
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disparage
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to belittle or minimize
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entice
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to tempt or lure in an artful manner
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envice
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to show or display clearly
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exhort
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to rouse and urge onward
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feign
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to pretend
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intimate
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to suggest indirectly or hint
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nurture
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to foster growth by giving food/edu/support
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perpetrate
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to cause to happen
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redress
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to right a wrong by offering compensation/removing cause for complaint
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relinquish
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to give up or renounce
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stigmatize
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to brand or mark
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truckle
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to behave as a lowly servant in a fawning manner
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allegory
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a short story that uses figurative characters and language to make interesting
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baroque
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seventeenth century style of art ( elaborate)
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burlesque
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mockery/ comedic form that makes people, actions, or work seem rediculous
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classical
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referring to ancient greek/ roman cultures
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comedy
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a literary work/ production that amuses and ends well
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denouement
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the unknotting or unraveling of a plot of a literary/dramatic work
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farce
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comedy featuring rowdy/violent action trying to get laughter from audience
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free verse
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written without a metric pattern and lacking rhyme
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genre
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category of art/music/literature
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Gothic
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medieval architecture style in western europe
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lampoon
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a verbal picture ridiculing an individual
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parody
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a form of high burlesque that uses somethings main features and adding them to trivial matters
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protagonist
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leading part or main character
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rococo
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extremely ornate or fancifully intricate architectual style
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satire
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comedy using sarcasm
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thespian
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actress/actor
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travsety
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humor that mocks its serious subject by treating it in lowly terms
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abut
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to have a common border
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aver
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to state, assert, affirm in a positive way
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cant
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hypocritical talk/dialect/jargon
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coup
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a sudden successful take over or overturning
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crux
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a major vital point
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dole
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a ration or allotment portioned out in regular amounts/to distribute
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dupe
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someone easily fooled/to fool
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fiat
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a decree or similar command edict
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fiat
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a decree or similar command edict
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flay
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to pull of strips of skin to criticize
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gibe
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taunt or scornful comment to taunt
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mire
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marsh or bog to entangle in deep mud
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rank
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healthy growth ; foul ; notiiceable negatively ; complete ; bad taste or odor
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sect
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a group of unified beliefs
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sham
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fake/ imposture
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wary
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characterized by wisdom ; alert
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whit
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tiny particle or tiniest bit imaginable
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wile
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trick or clever stratagem for deceitful purposes to lure/ entice
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