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VSP Vocabulary List 1
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11th Grade
08/25/2014

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aromatic
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from Greek--aromatikos "fragrant, odorous, spicy"

adj. having a sweet, penetrating smell; spicy
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austere
Definition
from Greek--austeros "harsh, severe" from auein "to dry, parch"

having a stern look or manner; strict or severe in modes of living or acting
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blasphemy
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from Greek--blasphemos "evil speaking"

profane speaking of God or sacred things; an irreverent act or utterance
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dogma
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from Greek--dogma "opinion, doctrine, decree"

that which is held as an opinion; a belief, principle, doctrine (sometimes imperiously or arrogantly declared)
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enigma
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from Greek--ainigma from ainissesthai "to speak darkly, to speak in riddles"

an obscure riddle or puzzle; a baffling situation or person
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heresy
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from Greek--hairesis "a taking, choosing; school of thought, faction"

a belief or opinion at variance with established doctrine in religion or in other fields
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ironic
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from Greek--eironeia "ignorance purposely affected"

characterized by a manner of speaking in which words are used to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; characteristic of that which is the direct opposite of what is expected or hoped for
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labyrinth
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from Greek--laburinthos "palace of the double hatchet"

an intricate structure or system of winding, interconnecting paths or passages; something highly intricate or perplexing in makeup
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proselytize
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from Greek--proserkhesthai "to go to"

to try to convert
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prototype
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from Greek--prototupos "original": proto "first" + tupos "model"

an original held as the standard for subsequent forms
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zealot
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from Greek--zelotes, from zelos "zeal"

a fanatically devoted or committed person; an immoderate partisan
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pathos
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from Greek "suffering"

a quality, especially in literature and art that awakens feelings of sympathy, pity, compassion, or sorrow
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