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January2015
30
English
9th Grade
01/16/2015

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defame
Definition
to libel or slander, take away a good name
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draconian
Definition
hard, severe, cruel
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curvilinear
Definition
form or bond characterized by curved lines
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elapse
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to pass or go by (refers to time)
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veer
Definition
change in direction
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karma
Definition
fate, destiny, to detect good or bad vibrations from something or someone
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astute
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quick in discernment, shrewd, clever, keen
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misnomer
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an incorrect or inappropriate name
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resurgent
Definition
a rise after defeat
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artisan
Definition
a worker skilled in a craft
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amenable
Definition
agreeable, responsible to authority, willing to give in to the wishes of another
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precarious
Definition
unsafe, unsteady, unstable
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criterion
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a basis for judgement
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guise
Definition
appearance, semblance
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lesion
Definition
wound, injury; especially one created by a disease
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gird
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to encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action
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fetish
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an object of unreasonable obsessive reverence or attention
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disperse
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to scatter in various directions; distribute widely
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dissolution
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the breaking up into parts; termination of legal bond or contract
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forage
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to search or hunt for food or provision
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denounce
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to condemn; to expose critically
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badger
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to tease, annoy, harass persistently
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alternative
Definition
the choice between 2 mutually exclusive possibilities
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countenance
Definition
a person's face, especially the expression
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balm
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something that soothes, heals or comforts; an oil or ointment
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divine
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to foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess
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docile
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easily taught or controlled
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hovel
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a small, miserable dwelling
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torque
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a turning or twisting force
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fathom
Definition
to understand fully
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