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Chapter 11 Vocab
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English
11th Grade
01/08/2012

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abrogate
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to repeal,cancel,declare null and void
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ambient
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completely surrounding,encompassing
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asperity
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roughness,severity; bitterness or tartness
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burnish
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(v)to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish. (n) gloss, brightness,luster
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cabal
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a small group working in secret
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delectable
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delightful,highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored;savory
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deprecate
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to express mild disapproval; to belittle
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detritus
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loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement;boiling,bubbling
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eclectic
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drawn from different sources.
one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
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flaccid
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limp,not firm;lacking vigor or effectiveness
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impecunious
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having little or no money
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inexorable
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inflexible,beyond influence, relentless, unyielding
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moribund
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dying,on the way out
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necromancer
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one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard
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onerous
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burdensome;involving hardship or difficult
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rife
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common,prevalent,widespread,happening often;full, abounding, plentiful,abundant,replete
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rudiments
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the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
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sequester
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to set apart, separate from a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
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winnow
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to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on fan
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