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Vocab 1
Catcher in the Rye and Black Swan Green
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English
10th Grade
11/17/2013

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Adhere
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(v) to stay attached; to cling; to be devoted in support
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Advocate
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(v) to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument
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Ambivalence
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(n) having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone; inconclusive
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Apathy
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(n) lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
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Arrested
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(adj) stopped or checked (progress or a process)
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Cynical
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(adj) distrustful of human sincerity
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Digress
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(v) to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose
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Embody
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(v) be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling); personify
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Extol
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(v) To praise highly
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Facade
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(n) an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.
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Insulate
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(v) To cause to be in a detached or isolated positionr
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Ostracize
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(v) to exclude from a society or group
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Prescriptive
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(adj) making or adhering to regulations; customary: based on or authorized by long-standing custom
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Scrutinize
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(v) to examine in detail with careful or critical attention; probe
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Sensibilty
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(n) the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity.
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