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Year 3
Week 23 Vocab
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English
9th Grade
09/17/2012

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Term
transpose
Definition
to change the usual order; to interchange
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exposition
Definition
a detailed explanation; a large, public display
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compost
Definition
a mixture of decomposing vegetable refuse
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depose
Definition
to remove from office
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composite
Definition
formed of distinct parts
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apportion
Definition
to divide and distribute shares
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insupportable
Definition
intolerable; unendurable; incapable of proof
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importune
Definition
to trouble with requests or demands
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comport
Definition
to behave in a specified manner
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portmanteau
Definition
a travelling case
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portfolio
Definition
a flat, portable case, esp. for carrying drawings
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portcullis
Definition
a heavy iron grating suspended by chains and lowered to bar the gateway of a castle
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portal
Definition
a large and imposing gate or entrance
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