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HONORS ENGLISH 10 VOCAB
LIST 8
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10th Grade
03/15/2006
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ALTERCATION
 Definition
a heated argument
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LEXICON
 Definition
dictionary
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HUE
 Definition
a particular shade of a given color
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GALVANIZE
 Definition
to startle into sudden activity
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SANCTION
 Definition
permission
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HYPERBOLE
 Definition
extreme exaggeration for effect
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OMINOUS
 Definition
threatening; foreboding evil
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AUDACITY
 Definition
nerve
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EVINCE
 Definition
to prove
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IMPLACABLE
 Definition
unable to be appeased or pacified
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EXHORT
 Definition
to urge on
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INCARCERATE
 Definition
to put into prison
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INCISIVE
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sharp
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EXPEDIENT
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practical
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PERTINENT
 Definition
having to do with the subject at hand; relevant
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