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Fiske Chapters 22-24
Leake AP Language and Composition
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English
11th Grade
01/11/2010

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spat
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noun; a brief quarrel fought with a few mean words
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bicker
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verb; to quarrel over petty matters
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dispute
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to argue about somethings validity, debate it's truth
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squabble
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verb or noun; a verbal argument over something pretty trivial
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tussle
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noun or verb; a rough struggle
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wrangle
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noun or verb; a noisy quarrel
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contention
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noun; the act of striving to win in a competition or debate
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altercation
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noun; a vehement quarrel, strong, passionate, verbal
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dissent
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verb; to disagree or differ in opinion
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irreconcilable
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adjective; impossible to bring into harmony or agreement
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juxtapose
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placing items next to each other to compare them
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contiguous
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the condition of sharing an edge or of connecting without break
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proximity
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being physically close
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athwart
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across
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trajectory
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a path through space
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adjacent
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lying close to or next to
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periphery
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an area to the side of something
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perpendicular
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describes either the formation of a right angle or a line that is vertical
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oblique
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slanting, something indirect or downright misleading
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catercorner, cattycorner, kittycorner
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diagonal
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panoply
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noun; striking or splendid display
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coruscate
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verb; to sparkle
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eclat
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noun; great brilliance of performance
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flamboyant
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adjective; something dashing and colorful, or overly showy
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sumptuous
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things or situations that are lavish, marked by abundance, cost a lot
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pyrotechnics
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noun; fireworks, a display of wit or brilliance in the performing arts
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burnish
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verb; to polish to a high sheen
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sybarite
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noun; an individual whose life is given over to pleasure and luxury
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iridescent
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adjective; appearance of a shining spectrum of colors.
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ostentatious
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adjective; overly showy, pretentious.
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