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Vocab 12
15 vocab words
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English
11th Grade
02/25/2009

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stoic
Definition
not affected by pain, passion, or feeling; impassive
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stygian
Definition
infernal; gloomy; referring to the river Styx in mythology
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stymie
Definition
a distressing and thwarting situation
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subjugation
Definition
to force to submit to control and governance; enslave
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subservience
Definition
useful in an inferior capacity; subordinate
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subvert
Definition
pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance, or faith
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supercilious
Definition
haughtily contemptuous; proud
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surrealistic
Definition
having the intense irrational reality of a dream
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syllogism
Definition
deductive reasoning; asubtle, specious, or crafty argument
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termerity
Definition
unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition; audacity; recklessness
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tenuous
Definition
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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throe
Definition
pang; spasm; hard or painful struggle
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torpor
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inactivity; sluggish; lethargy
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totalitarianism
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completely regulated by the state; dictatorial; autocratic
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trenchant
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sharp; biting; perceptive; caustic; incisive
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