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7th Grade
01/29/2011

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artifact
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n. an object made by human beings, often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period
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artifice
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n. craftiness, trickery, cleverness, skill
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artisan
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n. a skilled craftsperson
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artless
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adj. without deceit or cunning, natural, simple
crude, ignorant, uncultured
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depict
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v. to paint, draw or express in a picture of sculpture; to describe, to picture in words
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incantation
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n. the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical powers or used to create a magical spell
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ode
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n. a poem usually addressed to a person or object that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet
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parody
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n. a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music
v. to mimic a style, plot or idea for comic effect
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pictograph
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n. a picture or drawing representing words or ideas
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recant
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v. to take back a formal statement or a belief previously made known
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rhapsody
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n. speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
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accrue
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v. to come as natural increase or advantage
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beneficence
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n. doing good or causing good to be done, kindly action
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context
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n. the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning; the circumstances surrounding an event or situation
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crescendo
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n. a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music
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efficacious
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adj. effective as a means or remedy
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excrescence
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n. abnormal growth or outgrowth
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facsimile
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n. an exact copy of a book, painting or document, etc.
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faction
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n. a group or clique within a larger group of party; a conflict with an organization or nation
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mollify
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v. to calm, make gentler or softer in feeling
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pretext
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n. a false reason put forward to conceal the real one
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