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Vocabulary List 11
Definitions and terms for list 11 Vocab- Mrs. Turner's class
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English
10th Grade
04/15/2010

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Burnish
Definition
to make shiny or to polish by rubbing
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Circumvent
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to dodge or get around something; to outwit or avoid
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epitome
Definition
the essence of something; a perfect example of something
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evanescent
Definition
temporary or fleeting
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fester
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to irritate or inflame; to continue being infected
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itinerant
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traveling or wandering from place to place
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magnate
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an influential and powerful person
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omnipotent
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having unlimited power; invincible or supreme
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overt
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obvious or apparent
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pinnacle
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the highest point or the peak
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preeminence
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superior or better than all others
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puritanical
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marked by extreme and rigid morality
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subjective
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slanted or biased by an individual's own mind
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unfathomable
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impossible to believe or understand
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valid
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logically sound or well-founded
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