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Vocabulary Lessons 4-6
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9th Grade
10/15/2012

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Term
dispatch
Definition

1. A written message sent with speed.

2. A news story sent by a reporter to a news service.  To send on specific business.

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covert
Definition
Secret; disguised; hidden; concealed.
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circumscribe
Definition

1. To limit; confine; restrict.

2. To draw a line around; encircle.

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archives
Definition

1. A place where public records or historical documents are kept.

2. The records or documents kept there.

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arcane
Definition
Known or understood by only those with special knowledge; hidden or secret.
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surmount
Definition

1. To overcome; conquer.

2. To climb up or over.

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polyglot
Definition
1. Speaking, writing, or understanding several languages.  A person who speaks, writes, or understands several languages.
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incredulous
Definition

1. Unbelieving; skeptical.

2. Showing doubt or disbelief.

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hone
Definition

1. To sharpen.

2. To perfect or make more effectice.  A whetstone used to sharpen tools.

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facility
Definition
Ease of doing, moving, or acting due to aptitude or skill.
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consulate
Definition
The official office or residence of a government representitive who resides in a foreign country.
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conciliatory
Definition
Meant or tending to win over or to overcome the hostility of.
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attachè
Definition
A member of a diplomatic staff, especially in a particualr capacity.
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arbitration
Definition
A method of settling a dispute in which an impartial person or group reaches a decision.
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appease
Definition

1. To satisfy; relieve.

2. To pacify by giving in to demands.

3. To bring peace or calm to.

Term
proxy
Definition

1. A person authorized to act for another.

2. A document authorizing a person to act for another.

Term
protocol
Definition
The cerimonial customs and rules of polite behavior observed by diplomats and others.
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propitious
Definition
Favorable; opportune; auspicious.
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placate
Definition
To calm the anger of; pacify.
Term
entente
Definition
An understanding or agreement between two or more countries.
Term
demographics
Definition
The social characteristics of human populations, such as age, gender, and income.
Term
demagogue
Definition
A leader who gains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people.
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conjure
Definition

1. To bring to mind.

2. To summon by using magic words.

Term
adjudicate
Definition
To hear and decide a case by judicial procedure.
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abjure
Definition

1. To give up on oath; renounce.

2. To give up; abstain from.

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perjure
Definition
To make (oneself) guilty of deliberately telling a lie while under oath.
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jurispudence
Definition

1. The science or philisophy of law.

2. A system of laws.

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jurisdiction
Definition

1. The legal right to exercise authority.

2. Authority.

3. The territory over which authority is exercised.

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judicious
Definition
Having or showing sound judgment; wise.
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endemic
Definition
Prevalent in or restricted to a particular place or people.
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