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Vocab #9
Passe
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12th Grade
05/21/2012
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passe
 Definition
out of date
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proletariat
 Definition
physical labor, working class
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nuance
 Definition
subtle difference
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panacea
 Definition
cure all
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pogrom
 Definition
minorities
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nemesis
 Definition
arch enemy
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paradigm
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serves as pattern, model
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obsolescence
 Definition
no longer useful
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oxymoron
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contradictory phrase
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ostracism
 Definition
exclusion from a group
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omnivore
 Definition
eats all things
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overture
 Definition
musical introduction for a big piece
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penance
 Definition
self punishment for a wrong doing
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pariah
 Definition
social outcast
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oligarchy
 Definition
gov't by few
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nihilism
 Definition
disbelief in moral values (northingness)
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plebiscite
 Definition
put out to the people + community (direct vote)
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nepotism
 Definition
favoritism in orders of business (family)
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pluralism
 Definition
groups, people, gov't, composed of different varieties
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