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Vocab 3
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12th Grade
10/27/2010

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prestidigitation
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(noun)-sleight of hand; manual dexterity
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rarey
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(verb)-to make less dense; to make more spiritual or refined
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rhapsodize
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(verb)-to express inan overly enthusiastic manner
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seminal
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(adj)-having the character of an orginiative power, principle, or source
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stilted
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(adj)-artificially forma; stiff; pompous
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swatch
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(noun)-sample piece from some cloth or other items
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tart
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(adj)-sharp or sour in taste
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unflappable
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(adj)-not easily upset
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visceral
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(adj)-dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthly; crude
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yoke
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(verb)-to join or fit with a harness; to connect or join together
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attentuate
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(verb)-to make thin or to lessen the force or magnitude
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calcified
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(adj)-inflexible; hardened
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concomitant
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(adj)-existing concurrently with something else
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divinitation
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(noun) the practice of foretelling the future by means of magic
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epithet
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(noun)-a describing or characterizing term or phrase
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foremost
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(adj)-first in rank, time, place or position
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goad
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(verb)-to urge on in a negative sense
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impute
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(verb)-to blame or charge
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influence
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(noun)-authority; prestige
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inveterate
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(adj)-firmly established; habitual; deep-rooted
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