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adjudication-disquisition
adjudication-disquisition
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11th Grade
09/30/2011
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adjudication
 Definition
act of court making a decree
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expatiate
 Definition
enlarge in description
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ephemera
 Definition
anything short-lived
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obfuscate
 Definition
to confuse
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circumspect
 Definition
discreet/ cautious
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nostrum
 Definition
medicine with no value (sugar pill)
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beau geste
 Definition
noble gesture
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deprivation
 Definition
loss
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diffidence
 Definition
lacking confidence in ability
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imbue
 Definition
to impregnate or inspire
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pariah
 Definition
an outcast
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demure
 Definition
shyness/ modesty
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quorum
 Definition
the number of members of a group required to be present to transact business legally (majority)
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skirmish
 Definition
brisk conflict
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castigate
 Definition
to critisize severly
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empirical
 Definition
depending on experience or observation
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bildungsroman
 Definition
a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
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disquisition
 Definition
formal writing that examines a subject
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