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Vocabulary 5
Words 51-60
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English
11th Grade
10/27/2010

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Reiterate
Definition
to say again; to repeat
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Circumlocution
Definition
an indirect expression; the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea; evasion of speech
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Proletariat
Definition
the industrial working class
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Distend
Definition
to swell; to extend a great deal
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Perquisite
Definition
a privilege that goes along with a job; a "perk"
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Precipitous
Definition
steep
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Furtive
Definition
secretive; sly
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Dictum
Definition
an authoritative saying; an addage; a maxim
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Consummate
Definition
perfect, complete, supremely skillful
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Recalcitrant
Definition
stubbornly defiant of authority; disobedient
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