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Vocab 6
vocab 6
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12th Grade
12/20/2007
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hedonism
 Definition
the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
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ignominy
 Definition
a deep disgrace
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incessant
 Definition
unceasing
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insatiable
 Definition
hard or impossible to satisfy
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itinerant
 Definition
moving from place to place
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luminous
 Definition
giving off light
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milieu
 Definition
environment; surroundings
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opaque
 Definition
impossible to see through
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patronize
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to treat as an inferior
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petulant
 Definition
rude; cranky
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postulate
 Definition
something accepted as true without proof
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abject
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hopeless; extremely sad and servile
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adulation
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wild or excessive admiration
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alloy
 Definition
a combination of two or more things
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anachronism
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something out of place in time or history
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