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flsh 7
week 7
40
English
11th Grade
11/09/2008

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Wanton
Definition
malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked; egregious
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Vindictive
Definition
seeking revenge
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Verisimilitude
Definition
similarity to reality; the appearance of truth;
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Urbane
Definition
poised; sophisticated; refined
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Trepidation
Definition
apprehension; nervous trembling
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Tenet
Definition
shared principle or belief
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Tacit
Definition
implied; not spoken
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Succumb
Definition
to yield or submit; to die
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Strife
Definition
bitter conflict; discord; a struggle or clash
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Sporadic
Definition
stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every
once in a while
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Sobriety
Definition
the state of being sober; seriousness
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Sedition
Definition
treason; the incitement of public disorder or rebellion
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Salient
Definition
sticking out; conspicuous; leaping
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Rogue
Definition
criminally dishonest person; a scoundrel
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Requisite
Definition
required; necessary
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Protagonist
Definition
the leading character in a novel, play, or other work;
a leader or champion
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Prodigious
Definition
extraordinary; enormous
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Preeminent
Definition
better than anyone else; outstanding; supreme
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Pragmatic
Definition
practical; down to earth; based on experience rather than
theory
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Placate
Definition
to pacify; to appease; to soothe
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Pernicious
Definition
deadly; extremely evil
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Paternal
Definition
fatherly; fatherlike
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Panacea
Definition
something that cures everything
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Onerous
Definition
burdensome; oppressive
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Obfuscate
Definition
to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
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Nominal
Definition
in name only; insignificant
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Morose
Definition
gloomy; sullen
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Milieu
Definition
environment; surroundings
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Maverick
Definition
a nonconformist; a rebel
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Malfeasance
Definition
an illegal act, especially by a public official
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Lugubrious
Definition
exaggeratedly mournful
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Lampoon
Definition
to satirize; to mock; to parody
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Juxtapose
Definition
to place side by side
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Intractable
Definition
uncontrollable; stubborn; disobedient
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Inordinate
Definition
excessive; unreasonable
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Infinitesimal
Definition
very, very, very small; infinitely small
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Indigenous
Definition
native; originating in that area
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Incantation
Definition
a chant; the repetition of statements of phrases in a way
reminiscent of a chant
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Imperial
Definition
like an emperor or an empire
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Imperious
Definition
bossy and, usually, arrogant
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