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American Lit Week 3
Vocab words from week 3
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11th Grade
08/29/2011

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antithesis
Definition
direct opposite; contrast
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ascend
Definition
to go up; to rise
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austere
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stern; unyielding; ascetic
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autonomous
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independent; self-contained
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banal
Definition
insipid; dull; trite; ordinary
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benign
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beneficial; kind; gentle
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capricious
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changeable; erratic; fickle
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dawdle
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to waste time; to spend time idly
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defamation
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ruining of another's reputation
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esoteric
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understood by only a select few
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exacerbate
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to embitter, to aggravate
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extol
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to praise; to glorify
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