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10th Grade
10/02/2013

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endeavor (v)
Definition
try hard to achieve something
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alleviate (v)
Definition
make suffering less severe
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implausible (adj)
Definition
not seeming reasonable or probable: failing to convince
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lambasted (v)
Definition
criticize harshly
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bandied (v)
Definition
pass on or discuess (rumor, idea) in a casual way
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vitriolic (adj)
Definition
filled with bitter criticism
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conduit (n)
Definition
a pipe line; one thing passes to another
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lukewarm (adj)
Definition
neither hot nore cold
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profane (v)
Definition
to treat with great disrespect
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utopia (n)
Definition
perfect world
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martyr (n)
Definition
someone willing to die or a cause
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exile (n)
Definition
expel and bar
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epiphany (n)
Definition
revalatory life-changing moment realization
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schism (n)
Definition
a split or division between strongly opposed sections
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parian (adj)
Definition
a native or inhabitant of paros
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bludgeon  (n)
Definition
a thick stick used as a weapon
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detractored (n)
Definition
to take away the value or quality
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resurgence (n)
Definition
an inscrease or revival after a period of little activity
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rhetoric (adj)
Definition
concerned with the are of rhetoric
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beleaguered (v)
Definition
lay siege to
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disdain (n)
Definition
consider to be unworthy of ones consideration
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emulate (v)
Definition
match or surpass  (a person or achievement)
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sectarian (adj)
Definition
denoting or concerning a sect or sects
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stifling (adj)
Definition
very hot; causing difficulty breathing
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explicit (adj)
Definition
stated cleary and in detail
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pariah (n)
Definition
an outcast
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rebuke (v)
Definition
express sharp disapproval
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transcend (v)
Definition
to be or go beyond limits
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condone (v)
Definition
accept or allow
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denounce (v)
Definition
publicly declare to be wrong or evil
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detractor (n)
Definition
a person who disparages someone or something
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altruism (n)
Definition
the belief in disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others
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dystopia (n)
Definition
an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad
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stifling (v, adj)
Definition

adj- very hot and causing difficulties in breathing

verb- to not allow yourself to do or express something

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filial (adj)
Definition
of or due from a son or daughter
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charisma (n)
Definition
compelling attractiveness or charm
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tacit (adj)
Definition
understood or implied without being stated
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quintessential (adj)
Definition
pure essence; perfect embodiment
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mollify (v)
Definition
appease anger; pacify; soften
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decorum (n)
Definition
appropriate behavior; appropriate way to act
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artifice (n)
Definition
clever trick; strategy
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tantalize (v)
Definition
tourment; tease
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ostensible (adj)
Definition
apparent; evident; obvious
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inviolable (adj)
Definition
incapable of being violated or corrupted
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abdicate (v)
Definition
give up in a formal way (give up king/queen)
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divest (v)
Definition
deprive of power; rights; etc.
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breadth (n)
Definition
expance of it; widening array
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encroachment (n)
Definition
act of intrusion/taking of rights, property, etc
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viability (n)
Definition
sustain life; ability to live
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vindicate (v)
Definition
clear someone of blame or suspician with evidence and argument
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consensus (n)
Definition
agreement
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declension (n)
Definition
act of declining or sloping downward OR deteriation (fall)
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dismissive (adj)
Definition
reject or show lack of interest
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infamous
Definition
bad reputation; known for something bad
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delegitimize
Definition
to make invalid or illegal
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eradicating
Definition
utterly destroying; wiping out
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obstinate
Definition
to say again
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annexation
Definition
the act of taking without permission
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annihilation
Definition
total destruction
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prevalent
Definition
widespread occurrence
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lucre
Definition
money
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duping
Definition
deceiving or tricky
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perfidy
Definition
disloyalty; deliberate break of trust
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unvarnished
Definition

plain; clear; straightfoward (used w| truth)

 

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conferred
Definition
to bestow upon a gift or honor
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solace
Definition
comfort
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reiterated
Definition
to say again
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ephemeral
Definition
short lived; transient
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infrastructure
Definition
the basic underlying framework
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deployed
Definition
to arrange militarily
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fabrication
Definition
something made up (lie)
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thwarted
Definition
stopped; prohibited from proceeding
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blatantly
Definition
obvious
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precedent
Definition
any act/decision that serves as a guide to follow
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tirades
Definition
prolonged outburst of anger
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emasculate
Definition
to remove manhood
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propaganda
Definition
deliberating spreading rumors; lies to pursuade
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insatiable
Definition
unable to be satisfied
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hoax
Definition
something intended to deceive or defraud
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disseminated
Definition
to share in widespread fashion
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caricature
Definition
an exaggerated picture or image
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mongering
Definition
involved with something petty/contemptible
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alibi
Definition
an excuse (something legal)
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reprisal
Definition
retaliation against an enemy
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irrespective
Definition
without regard
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leeway
Definition
a degree of freedom in action or thought
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discourse
Definition
formal conversation
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incarnation
Definition
living being; deity in the flesh
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mitigated
Definition
to lessen in force or intensity
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lascivious
Definition
inclined to lustfulness
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reviles
Definition
to speak abusively
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