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Am. Lit vocab 1
for Perry's students
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11th Grade
09/09/2009
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Term
vinc/vict
vincere, victum
 Definition
to conquer
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invincible
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unable to be conquere
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Provincial
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limited knowledge of the word, narrow minded
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Evince
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to establish; reflect the truth of
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Duc/duct
ducere
ductum
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to lead
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conducive
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supportive;encouraging;helping to bring about
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induce
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to lead towards some action
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deduce
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to draw a conclusion from; to infer
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tract
trahere, tractum
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to drag
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protracted
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extended in time;prolonged
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intractable
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stubborn, hard to move
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retract
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draw back, withdraw
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peto
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to seek aggressively, to assail, rush
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petulant
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irritable or short tempered
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impetuous
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acting passionatley without forethought+
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impetus
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that which drives one, momentum
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