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Wordly Wise Chapter 4
Vocabulary words from Chapter 4
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11th Grade
11/19/2011
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accouter
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equip
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axiom
 Definition
self-evident truth
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bereft
 Definition
deprived, left lonely by some loss
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cortege
 Definition
train of attendants, procession of mourners
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disdain
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scorn
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gratuitous
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free, uncalled for
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inveigle
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lure
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larva
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insect in its earliest stage after hatching
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magniloquent
 Definition
pompously boastful
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masticate
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chew
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nirvana
 Definition
a state of perfect blessedness
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octavo
 Definition
a page-size 6 inches by 9 inches
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peroration
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final part of a speech
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sacrilege
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disrespect for what is sacred
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suffuse
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spread over
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unimpeachable
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blameless
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verdant
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green
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affinity
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attraction, relationship
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bacchanalian
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wild and drunken
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blasphemous
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showing irreverence for God
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decennial
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occuring every 10 years
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expatiate
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speak at great length
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homogenous
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the same throughout
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intercede
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plead in behalf of another, mediate
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linguist
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expert on languages
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malapropism
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humorous misuse of words
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maudlin
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foolishly sentimental
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nugatory
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worthless
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pantheon
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group of people most esteemed, temple for all the gods
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plethora
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excess
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smelt
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purify by melting, small, silvery fish
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surrogate
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substitute, judge
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upbraid
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scold
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vocal
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speaking openly and often, of the voice
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asperity
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sharpness of temper
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bandanna
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brightly-colored handkerchief
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conclave
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private meeting, meeting to elect a pope
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depose
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remove
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deposition
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sworn statement
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fuselage
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body of an airplane
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influx
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mass arrival
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laconic
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concise
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Machiavellian
 Definition
cunning and decietful
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marsupial
 Definition
having pouches for carrying the young
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melee
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brawl
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nullify
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make valueless
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papal
 Definition
of a pope
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psychosis
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severe mental illness
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sterling
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British money, pure silver, excellent
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synopsis
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summary
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utilize
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use
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zenith
 Definition
highest point, point in the sky directly above
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