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Year 3
Week 21 Vocab
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English
9th Grade
09/17/2012

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Term
propaganda
Definition
a systematic dissemination of particular ideas, doctrines, etc
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propagate
Definition
to raise or breed; to spread
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impinge
Definition
to strike; to have an impact on
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impasse
Definition
a situation offering no escape; blind alley
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expansive
Definition
comprehensive; widely extended
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expansionism
Definition
policy of expanding a nation's territory, often at the expense of another nation
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expand
Definition
to spread out; to stretch out
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passim
Definition
here and there; in various parts of a book
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viviparous
Definition
bearing live young, e.g. as most mammals
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oviparous
Definition
producing eggs which hatch after leaving the female body
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ovoviviparous
Definition
designating various animals (e.g. some reptiles) which produce eggs with enclosing membranes that are hatched withing the female so that the young are born alive
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