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English II Vocabulary Unit 5-8
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10th Grade
11/17/2009

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the claim itself
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pretense
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having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed
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erratic
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confident of one's own righteousness, esp. when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others
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self-righteously
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penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding
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profoundly
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odd or comical; questioning or puzzled
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quizzical
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inability or unwillingness to believe
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incredulity
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to suggest or hint slyly
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insinuate
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to beg eagerly for; solicit
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beseechingly
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deviating from the recognized or customary character
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eccentric
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the merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups
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assimilation
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a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea
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cliché
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showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
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sullen
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portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening
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ominous
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to hesitate or waver in action, purpose or intent
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falter
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a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing
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reverie
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before or existing before the war, esp. the American Civil War
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antebellum
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament
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bellicose
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to go or maneuver around
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circumnavigate
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lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy
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diffident
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vanishing; fading away; fleeting
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evanescent
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally; humorous
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facetious
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to divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections
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gerrymander
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excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance
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hubris
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to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; to alter (a text) by the insertion of new matter, esp. deceptively or without authorization
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interpolate
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not interesting; dull
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jejune
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try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; kneeling
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kowtow
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the practice or doctrine of noninterference in the affairs of others, esp. with reference to individual conduct or freedom of action.
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laissez faire
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half; one of two parts
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moiety
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rejection of all distinctions in moral or religious value and a willingness to repudiate all previous theories of morality or religious belief.
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nihilism
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almighty or infinite in power, as God
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omnipotent
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thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
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abstract
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to free from blame
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exonerate
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tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: It is expedient that you go .noun: a means to an end:
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expedient
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to give in
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acquiesce
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to confirm affirmation
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affirm
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to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax
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cajole
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the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
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altruist
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not proven
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apocryphal
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intelligent
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astute
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1. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, 2. degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse
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atrophy
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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless
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audacious
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the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding
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compliance
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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: stern
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austere
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void of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite
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banal
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unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development
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precocious
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accusation or complaint
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indictment
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matter of factly
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dryly
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irritated, annoyed
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exasperated
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feeling of being greatly troubled or harshly treated
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oppression
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pain and suffering
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anguish
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penetrated and affected every part
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permeated
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a Bantu-speaking ethnic group in Namibia
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Hereros
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without attracting attention
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unobtrusive
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secretly, stealthily
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furtively
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loud, boisterous, rowdy
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raucous
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pleading
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imploringly
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intense strength
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vigor
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playful impudence; Mischievous impertinence
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flippancy
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manner of walking
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gait
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short composition inscribed on a tombstone or otherwise used to remember the dead
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epitaph
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