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Coates English Exam
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31
English
8th Grade
12/01/2010

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Soporific
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adjective – something which tends to induce drowsiness or sleep
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Segue
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noun – an uninterrupted transition
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Confluence
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– noun – the flowing together of two or more streams
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Enshrine
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– verb – to preserve an object in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected, makes it holy or sacred beyond reproach
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Motif
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– noun – a repeating pattern which gains symbolic significance by being repeated over time
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Precipitant
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– noun – something which, when introduced into a solution, it makes them fall out of solution, the cause of a particular event
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Catalyst
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– noun – something which, when introduces, causes chemical reaction without itself undergoing chemical change
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Elope
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– verb – to run off and get married
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Secular
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– adjective – not religious
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Empathy
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– noun – the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
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Vicarious
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– adjective – experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
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Depict
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– verb – to paint a picture of, to make clear or visible
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Endure
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– verb – to suffer through patiently
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Foretell
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– verb – to predict
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Impetus
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– noun – the force which makes a body move, the motivating factor
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Epitome
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– noun – a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type; the highest expression of some trait or quality
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Harrowing
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-- participle -- having to with a something that creates terrible fear in those involved, as a "harrowing escape"
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Culminate
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-- verb -- to bring to a close
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Annus mirabilis
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-- noun -- miracle year; cf. annus horribilis (horrible year)
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Sequalae
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-- noun -- consequences or related forms of something; cf. sequal
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Clime
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– noun – climate zone
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Honorific
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– noun – an honorary title of respect
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Foil
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– noun – a minor character who reveals the main character by contrast
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Emulate
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-- verb -- to imitate another in hopes of becoming like that person or duplicating a specific skill
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Rural
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– adjective – people who live in the country
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Opportunity cost
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– the value of the sacrifice required to obtain a good
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Barter
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– verb – exchange of goods and services for other goods and services without using money
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Slurry
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– noun – coal dust that accrues in the process of moving coal around
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Intrinsic
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– adjective – in the nature of the thing
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Idyll
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– noun – a dream landscape where things are nearly perfect, typically idealized or unsustainable
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Dearth
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– noun – a scarcity, lacking things
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