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Chapter 21 vocab
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11th Grade
04/28/2014

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exhilaration
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cheerfulness; high spirits
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extricate
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to free from a tangled situation or a difficulty
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tenuous
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having little substance or basis; weak; poorly supported
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decorum
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correctness in behavior and manners; standards or conventions of socially acceptable behavior
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rejuvinate
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to make (someone) feel or seem young again; to make (something) seem fresh or new again
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espouse
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to support, agrue for, or adopt (an idea or cause)
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synchronize
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to cause to occur at exactly the same timme; to cause (clocks and watches) to agree in time
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facilitate
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to make easier to do or to get
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orthodox
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following established, traditional rules or beliefs; especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted
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exorbitant
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excessive, especially in amount, cost, or price; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate
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