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Unit 3 Vocab
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English
11th Grade
08/25/2015

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v. to shake up; to provoke
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agitate
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n. second self; trusted friend
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alter ego
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n. uncertainty; vagueness
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ambiguity
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n. commanding power to influence thought, opinion, or behavior
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authority
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n. set of principles or laws; rules
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code
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adj. large; of some importance
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considerable
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n. people represented by an elected official; voters
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consituency
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n. fault-finding critic of human nature
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cynic
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n. situation in which one must choose between things equally unpleasant
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dilemma
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n. size; scope; aspect
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dimension
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adj. different; varied
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diverse
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n. project activity; undertaking
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enterprise
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n. separation
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estrangement
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adv. methodically; ceremonially
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formally
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n. unfriendliness; ill will; warfare
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hostility
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adj. showing little or no intelligence; stupid
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mindless
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adj. unsophisticated; gullible
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naive
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adj. puzzling; contrary to expectation
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paradoxical
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adj. pertaining to an automatic or habitual reaction
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reflexive
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adv. finally
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ultimately
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