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Chapter 5-6
vocab
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English
11th Grade
10/06/2013
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Circumvent
 Definition
to go around; bypass
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shun
 Definition
to stay away from
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oblique
 Definition
intentionally vague
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evasion
 Definition
the act of cleverly avoiding
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abstemious
 Definition
eating and drinking little or in moderation

restricted to bare necessities
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alude
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to escape from
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abeyance
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suspension
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eschew
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to avoid; abstain from
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shirk
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to neglect responsibility
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malinger
 Definition
to fake illness to avoid work
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terminate
 Definition
to end
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crux
 Definition
the critical point
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supersede
 Definition
to replace
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pivotal
 Definition
of vital importance
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penultimate
 Definition
next to last
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tangential
 Definition
slightly connected
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degradation
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a decline
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converge
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to come together
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initiate
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to begin
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sequel
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next in a series
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