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English
11th Grade
11/03/2011

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fanaticism
Definition
excessive intolerance of opposing views
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shoddy
Definition
of inferior workmanship and materials
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aggrandizement
Definition
the act of increasing the weath or prestige or power or scope of something
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embezzle
Definition
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
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vapid
Definition
lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
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derision
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contemptuous laughter
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vacillation
Definition
indecision in speech or action
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prosaic
Definition
not fanciful or imaginative
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dereliction
Definition
willful negligence
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portend
Definition
indicate by signs
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poignant
Definition
arousing affect
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encomium
Definition
formal expression of praise
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precept
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a doctrine that is taught
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reprobate
Definition
a person without moral scruples
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pertinent
Definition
relevant
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