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Vocab II-Fountainhead
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01/12/2006

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Insolence
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rudeness
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altruism
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concern for the welfare of others, as opposed to egoism;sleflessness
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anomaly
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deviation from the normal or common order;abnormalty
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apostasy
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an abandonment of one's religous faith, political party, or cause
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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derision
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criticism
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dipsomaniac
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one who craves alcoholic liquors
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immolation
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the killing of something as a sacrifice
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impervious
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incapiable of being affected
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incongruous
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inharmonious;not corresponding;disagreeing;imcompatible
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innocuous
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harmless
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ostentatious
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showy
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parapet
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a low protective wall or railing along the edge of a roof,balcony,or similar structure
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patrician
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a member of one of the noble families of the Roman Republic;person of notably superior upbringing, manners, and tastes
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Obsequious
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servile;fawning
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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sacrilege
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the desecration of anything sacred
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stanchion
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an upright pole, post, or support
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unobtrusive
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not really noticable
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proletarian
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one who belongs to the proletariat, which was a class of industrial wage earners
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