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English 9 Winter Trimester 2
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9th Grade
12/17/2010

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Felicity
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happiness; skillfulness; especially at expressing things
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Connoisseur
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an expert particularly in matters of art or taste
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Relegate
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to banish; send away
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Didactic
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intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic
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Alloy
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a combination of two or more things usually metals
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Culpable
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deserving blame; guilty
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Kinetic
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having to do with motion; lively; active
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Revere
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to respect highly
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Faction
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a group usually a small part of a larger group united around some cause; disagreement with an organization
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Obfuscate
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to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
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Histrionic
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overly dramatic; theatrical
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Esoteric
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hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar
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Dearth
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lack; scarcity
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Archaic
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extremely old; ancient; outdated
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Despot
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absolute ruler; autocrat
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