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English III R
Unit 5
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English
11th Grade
02/16/2011
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Allusion
 Definition
A Reference to someone or something important
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Altruistic
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Unselfish
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Appease
 Definition
To Calm somone's fears
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Arbitrary
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Impulsive in decisions
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Assail
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To Attack, usually verbally
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Banal
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Unoriginal Just to say something,
Hi, how are you, but not meaning it.
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Euphemism
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A Term That Doesn't Offend
Like "to pass away" instead of DEAD
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Mercenary
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Greedy
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Syndrome
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A Group Of Symptoms of a disease
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Taint
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To Damage especially a person's reputation
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