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Vocab 9 & 10
Trill - 10/30/2012
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10th Grade
10/30/2012

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Aggressive in support of a belief or cause; an individual prepared to fight for a cause; an activist.
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Militant
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Passing quickly, lasting only a short time; temporary
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Transitory
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Motivation; Encouragement
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Incentive
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To contain or include; surround
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Encompass
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An assumption; a fundamental truth or doctrine; to assume without proof.
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Postulate
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Tight in finances or credit; strict; severe
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Stringent
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Relentless; not capable of being calmed or appeased
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Implacable
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Something given to make up for a wrong done; punishment
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Retributions
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On which something turns or depends; crucial; vitally important
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Pivotal
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TO surpass the limits of; to exceed
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Transcends
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Inborn; Natural; Inherent
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Innate
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A person or thing looked to for help or safety; a turning
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Recourse
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Capable of change; inconstant
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Mutable
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To act of adapting or giving in; a tendency to yield; conformity with official requirements
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Compliance
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Not capable of being destroyed
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Indestructible
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Widespread; in general use; having general acceptance
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Prevalent
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Able to get along; agreeing; in agreement with; harmonious
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Compatible
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An observation, concept, or an awareness gained by the use of the senses; understanding or impression of something: appreciation; discernment
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Perception
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A statement assumed to be true; a self-evident truth; an established principle
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Axiom
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Dull; Spiritless; Lifeless
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Inanimate
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