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Junior English Final
21
English
11th Grade
12/17/2012

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adversity
Definition
poverty, misfortune
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ambivalence
Definition
state of having contridictoy or conflicting emotional attitude.
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deprecate
Definition
express disaproval of; protest against
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depravity
Definition

extreme corruption; wickedness

 

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discordant
Definition
not harmonous; conflicting
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eloquence
Definition
expressiveness; persuasive speech
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euphemism
Definition
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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extraneous
Definition
not essential, superflous
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exuberance

 

Definition
overflowing abundance; joyful
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fastidious
Definition
difficult to please, squemish
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inundate
Definition
to overflow, usually with water
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pacifist
Definition
belief that disputes nations should be settled peacefully
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philanthropist
Definition
increase the well being of human kind
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profane
Definition
marked by contempt or irrelevance for what is sacred  vulgar coarse
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profusion
Definition
abundance, extravagance
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sycophant
Definition
someone who tries to please for something in return
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vacillate
Definition
be undecided about something
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verbose
Definition
many words
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vilify
Definition
to make vicious and defamatory statements about
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Deism
Definition
idea that God created the universe but does not intervene.
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