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English
Semester 1
52
English
10th Grade
12/14/2013

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Wafting
Definition
to carry lightly through the air
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endemic
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natural to/ characteristic of a specific people/place
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quintessential
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of/pertaining to the most perfect form of something
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niche
Definition
a place/position suitable for a person/thing
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recoil
Definition
to draw back
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lag
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to fall behind
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diligent
Definition
done with perservering attention
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analogous
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having analogy
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catatonic
Definition
having a syndrom characterized by muscle rigidity and mental stupor
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esoteric
Definition
privat, secret, confidential
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moribund
Definition
near death
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initiative
Definition
an introductory act or step
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remedy
Definition
something that cures/relieves a disease/body disorder
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solicit
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to seek to influence to action
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austerity
Definition
severity of manner
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amiably
Definition
having/showing pleasant personal qualities
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving an insult/injury
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banality
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devoid of freshness/originality
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pedants
Definition
person who over emphasizes rules/monir details
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dulcet
Definition
pleasant to the ear, melodious
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gamboled
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to skip about
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capered
Definition
to playfully leap
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flounced
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to go with impatient exaggerate movement
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reeled
Definition
to wind up
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luminous
Definition
radiating/reflecting light
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wince
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to flinch
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edict
Definition
authoritative proclamation
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whim
Definition
unexpectedly
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fathom
Definition
to understand
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pyre
Definition
a pedastal where someone is killed
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reprimanded
Definition
to reprove in a formal way
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toil
Definition
to work hard, exhausting labor
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bade
Definition
to command forcefully
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sublime
Definition
supreme/outstanding
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paranoia
Definition
having dilusions
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oblivious
Definition
unmindful, forgetful
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tremulous
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trambling from fear/nervousness
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cavorting
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to prance
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exuberance
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being full of energy
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poignancy
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having a sense of sadness
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profundity
Definition
deep insight
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snow job
Definition
providing a claim/idea by overwhelming an audience with statistics
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slippery slope
Definition
the idea that one thing leads to another
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reductionism
Definition
decieving an audience by giving simple answers in response to complex questions, especially when appealing to less educated
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overgeneralization
Definition
incorrectly applying one or two examples to all cases
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either-or-reasoning
Definition
a reasoning that only gives two options when there are more available
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card stacking
Definition
telling the truth but purposefully leaving out important details to support a false claim
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bandwagon
Definition
arguing the everyone is doing something it must be right
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appeal to tradition
Definition
situation that is correct because it has always been that way
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logos
Definition
logic, brain
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ethos
Definition
ethics, eyes
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pathos
Definition
emotion, heart
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