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Vocab Quiz 2
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Literature
11th Grade
09/11/2012
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animosity
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a feeling of resentment; hostility; enmity
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apprehension
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nervousness; fear
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deterrent
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something that prevents or discourages an act
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diminution
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the act of decreasing
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dissonance
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clashing sounds; lack of agreement
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emaciated
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extremely thin; wasted away
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equivocal
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misleading; uncertain
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exemplify
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show by example
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exonerate
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to free from blame; exculpate
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facilitate
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to make easier
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impunity
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freedom form punishment or harm
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inclusive
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covering or including everything
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incontrovertible
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cannot be questioned or doubted
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integrity
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solidness of construction or morality; honesty
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interlocutor
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someone who participates
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nebulous
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unclear; vague
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perturbation
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disturbance
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philanthropy
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charitable work; generosity
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retract
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to withdraw or to take back a previous statement; recant
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strident
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harsh sounding
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