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unit 3 ch. 23 vocab
vocab words for english
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English
11th Grade
05/16/2014

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vindicate
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to clear from blaame or suspicion; justify or prove right
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placebo
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a substance which contains no medicine, but which the reciever believes is a medicine
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emanate
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to flow or come out from a source; come forth
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analogy
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a comparison between two things in order to clarify or dramatize a point
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annihilate
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to destroy completely; reduce to nothingness
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criterion
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a standard by which something is or can be judged
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subversive
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acting or intending to undermine or overthrow something establish
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staunch
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firm; loyal; strong in suppost
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holistic
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emphasizing the whole and the interdepence of its parts, rather than the parts seperately
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proficient
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skilled; highly competent
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