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Vocab Lesson 4
Mrs. Deaver
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English
12th Grade
10/27/2008

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efficacious
Definition
effective, productive, useful

NOT ineffective
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catharsis
Definition
a release of emotional tension, atonement
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inudate
Definition
to overwhelm, to fill beyond capacity, to flood
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revere
Definition
to regard with respect and awe, to venerate, to honor

NOT to revile
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internecine
Definition
mutually destructive

NOT constructive or beneficial
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risible
Definition
laughable, comical, jocular

NOT grave or solemn
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sybaritic
Definition
luxurious, ostentatious, grandiose

NOT modest, simple, or plain
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crepuscular
Definition
pretaining to twilight
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kudos
Definition
acclaim, praise, honor, distinction

NOT disapproval or rejection
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estrange
Definition
to alienate, disaffect, antagonize

NOT unite or endear
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intrinsic
Definition
relating to a thing's basic nature, inherent, inborn, elemental, basic

NOT extrinsic
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maxim
Definition
axiom, fundamental, proverb
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putrid
Definition
rotten and foul, fetid, rancid, malodorous

NOT aromatic or fragrant
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servile
Definition
submissive, slavish, subservient, ignoble

NOT haughty or domineering
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apocryphal
Definition
dubious, equivocal, spurious

NOT genuine or authentic
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