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Vocab Unit 12 Level H
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11th Grade
05/16/2017

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apposite
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appropriate; suitable; apt
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augur
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a propet or seer; to predict, forshadow
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bilk
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to defraud, cheat, or swindle; to evade payment of; to thwart, frustrate
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charisma
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the special personal magnetism that makes an individeal exceptionally appealing to other people; a divinely bestowed gift or power
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debilitate
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to make weak or feeble
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execrable
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utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent; extremely inferior
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impinge
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to strike against or collide with violently; to encroach or obtrude upon; to make an impression upon
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labyrinth
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a bewildering maze; any ocnfusing or complicated situation
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narcissism
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excessive self love, absorbtion in oneself
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niggardly
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stingy; meanly small or insufficient
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pastiche
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a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up f bits and peces from other sources; a hodgepodge
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precarious
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very uncertain or unsure; dangerous or risky
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rapport
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a close and harmonious realtionship
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utilitarian
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stressing practicality obver other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulness
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vacuous
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deboid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence; purposeless
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vagary
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an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurnece, or notion
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viable
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capable of living or developing under normal circumstances
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xenophobia
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undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or strange
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zany
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clownish or funny in acrazy, bizarre, or ludicrous way; one who plays the clown
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zealot
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a fanatical partisan; an ardent follower
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