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Vocab unit 1
9th grade vocab
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09/13/2007

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antebellum
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adj, existing before a war, usually refering to the civil war
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initiation
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verb, act of inducting into membership by special rite
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liberate
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verb, to free from domination by a foreign power
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ligature
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noun, something that is used to bind, something that unites or connects
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miscreant
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noun, one who behaves criminally
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oblige
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verb, to compel by moral legal, or physical force
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nihilistic
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adj, having a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and existence is useless
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propaganda
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noun, ideasm facts allegations spread to further ones cause or to damamge anothers
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propensity
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noun, an often intense natural inclination or preference
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protege
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noun, one whos carrer is furthered by a person of experience prominence or influence
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protrude
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verb, to jut out from the surrounding surface
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provocation
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noun, the act of stirring up or arousing
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revoke
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verb, to make invalid ro void by recalling or taking it back
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tacit
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adj, implied or indicated by words or speech
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vocation
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noun, a summons or calling to a particular course of action or employment
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