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Vocab Jan 30
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English
12th Grade
01/30/2010

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aberration
Definition
the fact of instance of straying away from the expected path esp. from a moral standard
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malleable
Definition
capable of being shaped or altered by outside forces
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philistine
Definition
a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
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picaresque
Definition
of or relating to rogues or rascals
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ad hoc
Definition
formed for or concerned with one specific purpose
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savior-faire
Definition
ability to do the right or graceful thing; knowing exactly what to say, and at the right time
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bane
Definition
fatal injury or ruin or deadly poison
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nemesis
Definition
source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
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nemesis
Definition
source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
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opt
Definition
to choose or make a decision
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bathos
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an abrupt change from exalted to commonplace resulting in a ludicrous effect
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