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Lang & Comp - Quiz 2 Vocab
Lists 3, 4, and 5 of the year
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Language - English
11th Grade
10/14/2008

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Proselytizer
Definition
one who tries to convert people from one religion to another
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Fuselage
Definition
the central body of an aircraft to which the wings and tail are attached
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Duas
Definition
a prayer of supplication used in Islam for a range of daily situations
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Mujahadeen
Definition
any Muslim involved in a jihad
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Ochre
Definition
a moderate orange/yellow color
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Insolvency
Definition
bankruptcy
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Congeal
Definition
to change from a soft-fluid state to a solid state by freezing
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Culvert
Definition
a drain of brick, stone, or concrete that passes under a road
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Cosmopolitan
Definition
free from local, provincial, or national ideas or prejudices
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Enclave
Definition
any small, distinct, area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one
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Laudable
Definition
praiseworthy, commendable
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Chaff
Definition
Threshes or winnowed husks; anything worthless
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Dower
Definition
a person using a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals
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Incongruent
Definition
out of keeping or place, inappropriate, inconsistent
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Ruminate
Definition
to mediate or ponder
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Chaparral
Definition
a clump or thicket formed by thorny shrubs
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Pomade
Definition
a perfumed ointment, especially for grooming hair
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Gauntlet
Definition
n. a medieval glove, v. to challenge
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Berth
Definition
a sufficient amount of space
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Carrion
Definition
rotton or putrid flesh
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Idiosyncratic
Definition
a characteristic, habit, or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual
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Inchoate
Definition
rudimentary, not-yet fully developed
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Venality
Definition
prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
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Estivate
Definition
to spend the summer at one place; to pass the summer in a state of torpor
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Sequester
Definition
to set off or apart; separate, segregate
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Efficacy
Definition
capacity for producing a desired result or effect
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Impunity
Definition
exemption from punishment, immunity from detrimental effects
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Affidavit
Definition
a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official
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Curtail
Definition
to cut short; abridge; reduce
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Treatise
Definition
a formal exposition
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Hermetically
Definition
in an airtight manner (as in sealed)
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Phylactery
Definition
either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew scriptures
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Offal
Definition
waste products, useless left overs
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Apostasy
Definition
an abandonment or falling away from what one believes in
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Blandishment
Definition
an action or speech that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc.
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Imprudent
Definition
without thought of the consequences
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FIrmament
Definition
the vault of heaven; fixed foundation
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Lucidity
Definition
easily understood, shining, bright
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Convalescent
Definition
gradual strengthening of health; recovery period
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Truncheon
Definition
a club carried by police officers
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Avid
Definition
enthusiastic, dedicated
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Redemption
Definition
deliverance
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Harangue
Definition
long pompous speech, esp. delivered before a gathering
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Manacle
Definition
a device for confining the hands consisting of a set of two metal rings that are fastened about the wrist and secured by a metal chain
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Ephemeral
Definition
short lived
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