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WL 3
WL 3 Vocab
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English
10th Grade
10/11/2009

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Asphyxiate
Definition
verb- to make unconscious by cutting off the supply of oxygen
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Cornucopia
Definition
noun- horn of plenty; inexhaustible supply
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Desist
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verb- stop (doing an action)
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Effeminate
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adj- woman-like
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Empathy
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noun- a feeling of sharing another's emotions or experiences
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Evanescent
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adj- fletting; vanishing; fading away; delicate
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Frieze
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noun- ornamental band on a wall
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Indite
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verb- write; compose (eg. a poem)
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Itinerary
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noun- planned route
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Lien
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noun- the legal claim of one person upon the prperty of anothe person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation
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Maxim
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noun- concisely- stated rule of conduct
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Motif
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noun- a recurring subject, them, idea, etc; esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work
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Palfrey
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noun- riding horse
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Phalanx
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noun- (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping; a number of individuals, esp. persons united for a common purpose
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Svelte
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adj- gracefullt slender; sophisticated (manner)
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Tertiary
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adj- third in importance
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Trenchant
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adj- incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting; vigorous; effective; energetic
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Feeling
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Pathos
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Horn
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Cornu
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Plenty
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Copia
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