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Cause/ Effect vocab
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12th Grade
12/14/2010
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Anecdotal
 Definition
based on personal observation
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systemic
 Definition
affecting the body as a whole
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tectonic
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pertaining to construction
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Luddite
 Definition
One opposed to technology
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Innocuous
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not harmful
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vanquish
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conquor
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hominid
 Definition
bipedal primate
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curtailed
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diminished
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metastases
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transformations
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diurnal
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daily
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subsisting
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maintaining existing
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limbo
 Definition
state of transition or waiting
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duration
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continuence of time
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caesura
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pause
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loomed
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came into view as a massive image
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piped
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uttered in a shrill tone
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viable
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practical
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resonances
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intensified and prolonged sounds
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fosters
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promotes the growth of
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incursion
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a sudden invasion
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inestimable
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not capable of being estimated
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mores
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tense situations
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ramifications
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developments or consequences
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plethora
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superabundance
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surrogate
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a substitute
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denizens
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inhabitants or frequenters
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nurture
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promote growth and development
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socialization
 Definition
adaptation to the needs of society
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impositions
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undue burdens
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empathy
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intimate understanding of another's feelings and motives
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disinterested
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free from self-interest
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kindred
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having a similar nature
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forays
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sudden raids
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impertinence
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insolence or irreverence
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inexorably
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incapable of being resisted
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concierge
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hotel staff member who makes special arrangements for guests
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impassive
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showing no emotion
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psyche
 Definition
motivating mental state
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anathema
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something detested
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encroaching
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advancing gradually
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rappel
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method of descending a steep surface
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couloirs
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steep gourges
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mantle
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cloak
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articulate
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fluent in language
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stalwarts
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steadfast supporters
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settees
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small sofas
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nouvelle
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trendy
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piddling
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dawdling
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heretic
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dissenter
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involuntary
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not chosen
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avatar
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imbodiment
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tenet
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belief
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manifested
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made apparent
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incremental
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regularly increasing
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implicit
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implied or assumed
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coursed
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ran through
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enamored
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fascinated
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proselytizer
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promoter
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