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chapter 5 Vocabulary
Citizen's High Literature 1
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Literature
9th Grade
04/10/2010

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abdicate
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to relinquish a power, right, position, or responsibility; to resign
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anonymous
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of unknown authorship or origin: unidentified
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cultivation
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the act of growing and nurturing; development
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deplorable
Definition
wretched and miserable; shameful
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enterprise
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a business intended to make a profit; company
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fortuitous
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occurring by chance; fortunate
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mystical
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spiritual or otherworldly; supernatural
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ostensibly
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outwardly or seemingly; supposedly
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stultify
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to make useless; to impair
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testimonial
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1. a formal tribute to a person's accomplishments

2. praise of a product or system; accolade
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