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Vocabulary words from Chapter 9.
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12th Grade
02/25/2013
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adduce
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present
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appellation
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name
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belabor
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expound lengthily on, attack
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cabal
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small group of plotters, conspiracy
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corporeal
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physical
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deprecate
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express disapproval of
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dotage
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feeble-minded state due to old agr
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emend
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correct
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equivocate
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speak evasively
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fealty
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loyalty
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heinous
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wicked
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mercurial
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given to changes of mood
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occult
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supernatural, hidden
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peculate
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embezzle
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resonant
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echoing
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striated
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marked with thin parallel lines
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veto
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put a stop to
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acerbity
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sharpness of temper
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aphorism
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concise statement of a principle
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atrophy
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wasting away
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burgeon
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grow or flourish
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coquette
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flirtatious woman
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decoction
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boiling so as to extract the essence
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donor
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giver
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ejaculation
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exclamation
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endow
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provide funds for
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extrinsic
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outside
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gyrate
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move in a spiral path, move irregularly
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jocund
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merry
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obverse
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front
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pectoral
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chest
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rectitude
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uprightness of character
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salacious
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lewd
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triptych
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picture formed of three panels
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anchorite
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religious recluse
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apposite
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fitting
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brackish
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somewhat salty
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cavil
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raise trivial objections
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decimate
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destroy a large part of
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devolve
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transfer
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effulgent
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brilliant
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enamored
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filled with love
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escutcheon
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shield bearing a coat of arms
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foible
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weakness
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inordinate
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immoderate
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macroscopic
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visible to the naked eye
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oligarchy
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government by a few persons
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prosody
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method of versification
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revelation
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striking disclosure, pleasant surprise
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stultify
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cause to appear foolish, render worthless
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