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vocab 5 and 6
trinity hs vocab E32
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English
11th Grade
09/26/2010

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abeyance
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(n) suspension,, a condition of being temporarily set aside
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abstemious
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adj-- eating and drinking little
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circumvent
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verb-- to avoid or get around by clever manuevering
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elude
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verb-- to escape from, usually by daring
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eschew
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verb-- to avoid especially on moral or practical grounds
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evasion
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noun-- the act of escaping or avoiding by cleverness or deceit
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malinger
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verb-- to p retend to be ill or injured to avoid work
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oblique
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adj- indirect .. intentionally vague or ambiguous
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shirk
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verb-- to neglect put off, or avoid a duty or responsibility
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shun
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verb=-- to willfully ignore.. to stay away from
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converge
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verb-- to come together at the same point from different directions
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crux
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noun-- the main central or critical point of feature
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degradation
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noun-- a decline to a lower condition
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initiate
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verb- t otake the first steps in a process; to begin something
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penultimate
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adj.. second from the last.. next to last
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pivotal
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being of vital importance; crucial
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sequel
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noun.. a continuation .. something that follows
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supersede
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verb.. to replace ,, to take the place of
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tangential
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adj. superficially relevant,, only slightly connected
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terminate
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verb.. to bring to an end
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