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Vocab List 5
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Literature
10th Grade
09/16/2010

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archetype
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(n) an original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; an ideal type of an example
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clemency
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(n) an act or deed showing mercy or leniency; disposition to show compassion or forgiveness in judging or punishing
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flout
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(v) to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock; insult
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furtive
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(adj) taken, done, or used by stealth; secret; sly; shifty
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instigator
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(n) a person who starts stuff; troublemaker
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intransigent
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(adj) refusing to agree or compromise; inflexible
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misnomer
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(n) misapplied or inappropriate name or designation; an error in naming someone or something
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percipient
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(n) somebody or something that perceives, understands, or sees; insightful
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perdition
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(n) a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of soul; obsolete
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quagmire
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(n) swamp; difficult situation
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quandary
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(n) state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as of what to do; a dilemma
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staunch
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(adj) firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty; strong; substantial
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vindicate
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(v) to clear, as from accusation or suspicion; justify; defend
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