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Chapter 23 vocab
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11th Grade
05/01/2014

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vindicate
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to clear from blame or susoicion; justify or prove right
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placebo
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a substance which contains no medicine, but which the reciever believes is medicine
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emanate
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to flow or come out from a source; come forth
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analogy
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a comparison between 2 things in order to clarify or dramatize a point
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annihilate
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to destroy completely; reduce to nothingness
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criterion
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a standard by which something is or can be judge
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subversive
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acting or intending to undermine or overthrow something established
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staunch
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firm; loyal; strong in support
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holistic
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emphisizing the whole and interdependence of its parts, rather than the parts seperatly
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proficient
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skilled; highly competent
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