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Vocabulary List 32
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English
8th Grade
09/20/2012

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hypothecate
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pledge as security
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heterodox
Definition
unorthodox
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paterfamilias
Definition
male head of family
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putative
Definition
thought-to-be
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aver
Definition
affirm or declare
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megaton
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force of a million tons of dynamite
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sangfroid
Definition
cold-blooded composure
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alter ego
Definition
second self
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altercation
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heated dispute
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contravene
Definition
go against
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confluence
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a flowing together
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circumlocution
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talking in circles
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soliloquy
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speech to oneself
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mollify
Definition
make soft
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gregarious
Definition
sociable
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