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Unit 3
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General Vocab
12th Grade
01/21/2010
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ancillary
 Definition
auxilary, supplementary
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bowdlerize
 Definition
censor, to remove material considered offensive
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condescend
 Definition
deign, to deal w/ people in a patronizing manner
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cozen
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inveigle, to trick, to swindle, dupe, deceive
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enclave
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subgroup, island
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forte
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a person's strong point, specialty
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gratis
 Definition
free
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icon
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emblem, idol
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interstice
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crevice, gap, small narrow space b/t things
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macrocosm
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cosmos, entirety
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mountebank
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a trickster or swindler, charlatan
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paean
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hym, ode, anthem
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persiflage
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bante, badinage
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plethora
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superbaundance, surplus, excess
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pragamatic
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down-to-earth, businesslike
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quizzical
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puzzled, perplexed, mystified
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rapacity
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inordinate greed
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schism
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rift
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therapeutic
 Definition
beneficial, curative
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virtuoso
 Definition
a brilliant performer, an expert
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