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Unit 3 Chapter 14
Chapter 14 Vocab
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11th Grade
02/11/2014

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Austere
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Very plain;severely simple
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Esoteric
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Difficult to understand; beyond the understanding of most people
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Facsimile
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An accurate copy; exact copy or reproduction
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Grotesque
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Strange-looking; distorted or strikingly inconsistent in shape, appearance, or manner
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Mesmerize
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To fascinate; to hypnotize or hole spellbound
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Metamorphosis
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A change in form; transformation
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Notorious
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Regarded negatively; having a bad reputation
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Perfunctory
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Uninterested; performed with little care, interest, or enthusiasm
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Provocative
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Attention-grabbing; tending to arouse interest or curiosity
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Travesty
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A joking, disrespectful imitation
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