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Vocabulary Workshop Unit 15
English Vocabulary
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12th Grade
04/05/2009

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authoritative
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official, coming from a source that calls for obedience or belief; distatorial
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bankrupt
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in a state of financial ruin; to ruin financially, one who been ruined financially
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clamor
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a public outcry; any loud and continued noise; to call for by loud, continued outcries
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coincide
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to be in full agreement; to be the same in nature, character, function; to happen at the same time
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cynical
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inclined to believe the worse of people; bitterly mocking or sneering
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despot
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a rule who oppresses his or her subjects, a tyrant
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feud
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a bitter, long-term quarrel; to fight or quarrel with
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haggle
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to argue in a petty way, especially about a price
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hardy
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able to bear up under difficult conditions or harsh treatment; brave and tough
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harmonious
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able to get along together well; combining different elements that blend pleasingly; melodious
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hoard
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to store up, save; a hidden store or supply
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indisposed
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slightly ill; disinclined to do something
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legacy
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an inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past
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legitimate
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lawful, rightful; reasonable, justifiable
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mirth
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merry fun, gaiety; laughter
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officiate
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to perform the duties of an office; to conduct a religious ceremony; to referee
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partial
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not complete; favoring one side over another; showing a strong liking for someone or something
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patronize
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to give one's business to regularly as a customer; to support, provide financial help; to treat someone as an inferior while making a show of being kind of gracious
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rite
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a ceremony; the customary form of a ceremony; any formal custom or practice
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sagacious
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shrewd; wise in a keen, practical way
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