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American Literature Vocab Unit 14
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11th Grade
05/14/2012

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beatific
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(adj) blissful; rendering or making blessed
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behemoth
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(n) a creature of enormous size, power or appearance
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blandishment
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(n. often plural) anything designed to flatter or coax, sweet talk, apple polishing.
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cacophonous
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(adj) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant,dissonant
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chicanery
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(n) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double dealing
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consign
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(v) to give over to another's care charge or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use
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coup
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(n) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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euphemism
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(n) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute
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febrile
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(adj) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
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gainsay
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(v) to deny,contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
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imminent
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(adj) about to happen, threatening
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innate
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(adj) natural, inborn, inherent; built in.
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loath
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(adj) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
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manifest
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(adj) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v) to show plainly, exhibit, evince,(n)a list of cargo/and/or passengers
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minutiae
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(pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters
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moratorium
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(n) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
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nostrum
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(n) an alleged cure all; a remedy or schemeof questionable effectiveness
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pariah
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(n) one who is rejected by a social group or organization
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visionary
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(adj) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or a dream;(n) one given to far fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
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wizened
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(adj)dry, shrunken, and wrinkled(often as the result of aging)
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