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Common Sense/ Self Reliance Vocab
Common Sense/ Self Reliance Vocab
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English
11th Grade
11/07/2011
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confound
 Definition
to bewilder
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calamity
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misfortune
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sequester
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to seclude
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impregnable
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unconquerable
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trifling
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insignificant
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propriety
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suitability
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farcical
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foolish manner
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recourse
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resort to person/thing for protection
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timorous
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fearful
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prerogative
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exclusive right based on rank
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equivocal
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possibility of different meanings
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ruffian
 Definition
tough, lawless person. bully
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insolent
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boldly rude
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admonition
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to caution
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piquant
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agreeably stimulating
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absolve
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free from guilt/blame/consequences
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titular
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having the title but no powers
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affectation
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effort to have quality thats not fully posessed
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penance
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punishment imposed by church
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expediency
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providing advantage
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decorous
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manners
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err
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to go astray morally, sin
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impertinence
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rudeness
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petulance
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impatient irritation
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intolerable
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not tolerable
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prudence
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shrewdness
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reciprocal
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mutual
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remiss
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negligent
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augment
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to enlarge in size, strength
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monarchical
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pertaining to a monarch
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obstinate
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firmly adhering to one's purpose
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avarice
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greed for riches
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idolatry
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worship of idols
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sanctify
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to make holy
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posterity
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future generations
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depredation
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the act of preying upon
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eminent
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high in rank
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conform
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to comply
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emphatic
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strongly expressive
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importune
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demand with urgency or persistence
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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philanthropist
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one who donates time/money to human welfare
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arduous
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laborious
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asinine
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foolish
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dualism
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division into two
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interpose
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to place (barrier, obstacle) between
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suffice
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to be enough
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infirmity
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physical or moral weakness
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