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vocab reading 3 & 4
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03/31/2013

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adjunct
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added on as extra
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rigorous
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hard, intense
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sequester
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put someone in isolation, alone
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cliche
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over used expressions
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participatory
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involving participation
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recalibrate
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change, adjust
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apparatus
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equipment, extended
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excruciating
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extremely painful
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engendered
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produced, created
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Cthulhu
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a fictional high priest of elderly gods created  by horror author H.P. Lovecraft;

*a symbol of horror or evil*

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anachronisms
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something from a different period of time
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shrine
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memorial, holy place
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advent
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arrival, introduction
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hypothese
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theories, assumptions
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phenomena
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experiences, events
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protracted
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long lasting, extended
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legend
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old stories passed down orally for generations before being recorded
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trajectory
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path, course, curve
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denigrating
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belitting, demanding, criticizing
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denounce
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criticize, condemn
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hierachy
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formally ranked group, class, order
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intricascies
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complexitis, details
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cognitive
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relating tothought & acquiring of knowledge
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intonation
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pitch of voice
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unambiguous
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clear, definite
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sig file
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a block of text automatically added to the bottom of an email message, unsent article, or forum post
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explicit
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clear & obvious
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enamored
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involve with something
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eclecticism
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an approach that draws upon multiple styles or ideas
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collateral
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everything together adding to apply new info
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
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a popular composer of Broadway musical such as "The Phantom of the Opera" & "Cats"
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Don Quixote
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a novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes in the 1600's
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RSS
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an acronym or short form that stands for " Really Simple Syndication"- a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works.
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