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Vocabulary Workshop
Lessons 13 & 14
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English
11th Grade
10/15/2007

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Incoherent
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Impossible to explain or understand.
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Provocation
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something that stirs up anger or excitement.
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Plebian
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One ef the common people of ancient Rome; a vulgar person
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Incredulous
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showing disbelief or doubt; skeptical; disbelieving
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Query
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a question; v: to question; inquire into
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Exonerated
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to excuse or clear completely of a charge or accusation
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Secular
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worldly or temporal rather than religious or sacred; not belonging to a religious order
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expedite
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to make easier or quicker; to hasten
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Shibboleth
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any use of language, habit, or custom that distinguishes a class; a password; a distinctive slogan used by members of a group
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forgo
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to refrain or abstain from
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Filial
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of or expected from a son or daughter; of a parent's or parents' offspring
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Chagrin
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a feeling of disappointment, distress, or embarassment
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Cede
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to yield or give up; to transfer or render title to
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Proficient
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advanced in a particular art or science; skilled; expert; qualified
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Precipitate
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to cause something to happen; to bring about quickly or suddenly; adj. reckless; rash; acting hastily or impulsively
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remission
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a release from a debt or duty; a lessening of intensity; a diminishing
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Interpose
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to put between; to insert between parts; to interject during a conversation; to intervene
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Debonair
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graceful, charming, and smooth; seemingly carefree
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blithe
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happy; joyful; carefree
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Intristic
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belonging to a thing by its essential nature; inherent
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