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Vocabulary 2
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Literature
10th Grade
08/19/2009

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austere
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(adj)
stern in manner or appearance; strict in morals.
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bequeath
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(verb)
to leave money or property by a will; to pass along.
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augment
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(verb)
to increase or enlarge; to become greater in size.
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autonomy
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(noun)
independence, self-government
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apocryphal
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(adj)
of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit
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assuage
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(verb)
to calm or soothe; satisfy
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arduous
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(adj)
hard to do; strenuous
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buffoon
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(noun) a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes
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authoritarian
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(noun)
a person who supports the principle of subjection to authority instead of individual freedom
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antithesis
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(noun)
direct opposite
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cache
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(noun)
hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place
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articulate
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(adj)
able to put one thoughts into words easily and clearly
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belittle
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(verb)
to make something seem less important
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antagonism
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(noun)
hostility
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bombastic
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(adj)
high sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning
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aversion
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(noun)
strong or fixed dislike; antipathy
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cacophony
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(noun)
discord; harsh sound
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bizarre
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(adj)
strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque
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blithe
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(adj)
happy and cheerful; gay
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autophy
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(verb)
to waste away
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