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Unit 5 Vocab
IB English Vocab
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English
11th Grade
09/05/2011

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malevolent
Definition
Having or showing intense ill will or hatred.
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malicious
Definition
Desiring to cause pain, injury, or distress to another.
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malign
Definition
To make harsh and often false or misleading statements about.
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malnourished
Definition
Badly or poorly nourished.
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cataclysm
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(1) A violent and massive change of the Earth’s surface. (2) A momentous event that results in great upheaval and often destruction.
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catacomb
Definition
An underground cemetery of connecting passageways with recesses for tombs.
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catalyst
Definition
(1) A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or lets it take place under different conditions. (2) Someone or something that brings about or speeds significant change or action.
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catatonic
Definition
(1) Relating to or suffering from a form of schizophrenia. (2) Showing an unusual lack of movement, activity, or expression.
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protagonist
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The main character in a literary work.
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protocol
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(1) An original copy or record of a document. (2) A code of diplomatic or military rules of behavior.
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protoplasm
Definition
The substance that makes up the living parts of cells.
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prototype
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(1) An original model on which something is patterned. (2) A first, full-scale, usually working version of a new type of design.
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antechamber
Definition
An outer room that leads to another and is often used as a waiting room.
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antedate
Definition
(1) To date something (such as a check) with a date earlier than the actual writing. (2) To precede in time.
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ante meridiem
Definition
Before noon.
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anterior
Definition
(1) Located before or toward the front or head. (2) Coming before in time or development.
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orthodontics
Definition
A branch of dentistry that deals with the treatment and correction of crooked teeth and other irregularities.
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orthodox
Definition
(1) Holding established beliefs, especially in religion. (2) Conforming to established rules or traditions; conventional.
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orthopedics
Definition
The correction or prevention of deformities of the skeleton.
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orthography
Definition
(1) The spelling of words according to the standard usage. (2) The part of language study concerned with letters and spelling.
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rectitude
Definition
(1) Moral integrity. (2) Correctness of procedure.
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rectify
Definition
(1) To set right; remedy. (2) To correct by removing errors; revise.
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rectilinear
Definition
(1) Moving in or forming a straight line. (2) Having many straight lines.
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rector
Definition
(1) A clergyman in charge of a church or parish. (2) The head of a university or school.
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eugenic
Definition
(1) Relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring. (2) Related to the science f improving the desirable traits of a race or breed through controlled breeding.
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euphemism
Definition
(1) The use of an agreeable or inoffensive word or expression for one that may offend or disgust. (2) An expression used in this way.
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euphoria
Definition
A feeling of well-being or elation.
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evangelism
Definition
(1) The enthusiastic preaching or proclamation of the Christian gospel. (2) Militant or crusading zeal.
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dysfunctional
Definition
Operating or functioning in an impaired or abnormal way.
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dyslexia
Definition
A disturbance or interference with the ability to read or to use language.
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dyspeptic
Definition
(1) Relating to or suffering from indigestion. (2) Having an irritable temperament; ill-humored.
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dystrophy
Definition
Any of several disorders involving and muscles, especially a hereditary disease marked by a progressive wasting of muscles.
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a fortiori
Definition
All the more certainly.
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a posteriori
Definition
Relating to or derived by reasoning from known or observed facts.
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a priori
Definition
Relating to or derived by reasoning by self-evident propositions.
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bona fide
Definition
bona fide
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carpe diem
Definition
Enjoy the pleasures or opportunities of the moment without concern about the future.
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caveat emptor
Definition
Let the buyer beware.
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corpus delicti
Definition
(1) The substantial and basic fact or facts necessary to prove that a crime has been committed. (2) The material substance, such as the murdered body, on which a crime has been committed.
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curriculum vitae
Definition
A short summary of one’s career and qualifications, typically prepared by an applicant for an academic job; résumé.
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