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Vocab Gold Lesson 7
Vocab Gold Lesson 7
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English
12th Grade
02/20/2010

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didactic (adj)
Definition
1 intended to teach
2 overly moralistic; preachy
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edify (v)
Definition
to instruct for intellectual, moral, or spiritual motivation
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elucidate (v)
Definition
to explain or make clear
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erudite (adj)
Definition
possessing great knowledge and scholarship
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esoteric (adj)
Definition
understood only by an elite, scholarly or exclusive group; obscure
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imbue (v)
Definition
1 to inspire or influence
2 to stain or dye thoroughly
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indoctrinate (v)
Definition
to instruct in or impart certain principles or ideology
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pedagogy (n)
Definition
1 the art or profession of teaching
2 the body of knowledge related to education and teaching
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pedantic (adj)
Definition
overly concerned with or narrowly focused on book learning or formal rules
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pundit (n)
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1 a person of great learning about a particular topic; an expert
2 a source of opinion
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