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Vocab 7
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English
12th Grade
11/15/2007

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analogy
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a comparison of one thing to another;similarity
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arbitrary
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random; capricious
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arcane
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mysterious; known only to a select few
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bucolic
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charmingly rural; rustic; country like
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circumvent
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to frustrate as though by surrounding
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coup
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a brilliant victory or accomplishment; violent opverthrow of a government
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despot
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an absolute ruler; an autocrat
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enigma
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a mystery
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extraneous

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unnecessary; irrelevant; extra
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fortuitous
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accidental; occurring by chance
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heresy
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any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs
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incisive
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cutting right to the heart of the matter
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insidious
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treacherous; sneaky
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judicious
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exercising sound judgement
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magnanimous
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forgiving; not resentful
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