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Ellis Treece,Week 7
Vocabulary
5
Literature
11th Grade
10/28/2011

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Term
juxtapose 
Definition

The program juxtaposed straightforward songs with open-endedimprovisations.

to place close together or side by side, especially for comparisonor contrast.
[juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz]
verb
Term

epitomize

Definition

This meadow epitomizes the beauty of thewhole area.

to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typicalexample of

[ih-pit-uh-mahyz]

verb

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fervent 
Definition

 a fervent desire to changesociety

having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling,enthusiasm

[fur-vuh[image]nt]

adjective  

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haughty 
Definition

Both parents were like haughty deities who held their children in thrall.

disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant;supercilious

[haw-tee]

adjective 

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choleric 
Definition

                                       A cholericdisposition.

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

[kol-er-ik, kuh-ler-ik]

adjective 

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