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Vocab list 2 Equiano
Anyone in Mr Smith's Honors English class using the second vocab list for Equiano will find these helpful :)
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English
11th Grade
09/29/2011

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antagonism
Definition
hostility, active opposition
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antithesis
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direct opposite
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apocryphal
Definition
of doubtful authenticity, counterfeit
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arduous
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hard to do; strenuous 
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articulate 
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(adj) able to put one's thoughts into words easily and clearly (v) to speak distinctly 
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assuage
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to calm or soothe; to satifsy
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atrophy
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to waste away
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augment
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to increase or enlarge, to become greater in size
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austere
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stern in manner or appearance; strict in morals
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authoritarian
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a person who suppots the principle of subjection to authority instead of individual freedom
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autonomy
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independence, self-government
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aversion
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strong or fixed dislike; antipathy
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belittle
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to make something seem less important
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bequeath
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to leave money or property by a will; to pass along
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bizarre
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strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque
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blithe
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happy and cheerful; gay
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bombastic
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high sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning
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buffoon
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a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes
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cache
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hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place

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cacophony
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discord; harsh sound
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