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chapter 23
chap 23 vocab
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English
11th Grade
05/07/2014

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analogy
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a comparison between 2 things in order to clarify or dramatize apoint
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annihiliate
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to wipe out
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vindicate
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to clear from blame or suspicion; justify or prove right
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placebo
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a substance which contains no medicine
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emanate
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to flow or come out from a source; come forth
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criterion
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a standard by which something is or can be judged
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subversive
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acting or intending to underminen
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staauch
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firm;loyal;strong in surport
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holistic
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emphasizing the whole and the interdependence of its parts, rather than the parts seperately
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proficient
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silled ; highly competent
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