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Lesson 13
The People Harry S. Truman
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English
11th Grade
02/08/2012

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EXONERATE
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verb.to excuse or clear completely of a charge or accusation; to prove blameless
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EXPEDITE
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verb.to make easier or quiker; to hasten
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INCOHERENT
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adj.impossible to explain or understand
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PLEBEIAN
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noun.one of the common people of ancient Rome; a vulgar person;adj.common; vulgar; crude
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FORGO
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verb.to refrain or abstain from; to go without
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INCREDULOUS
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adj.showing disbelief or doubt;skeptical;disbelieving
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PROVOCATION
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noun.something that stirs up anger or excitement
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QUERY
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noun.a question;verb. to question; to inquire into
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SECULAR
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adj.wordly or temporal rather than religious or sacred; not belonging to a religious order
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SHIBBOLETH
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noun.any use of language, habit or custom that distinguishes a class; a password; a distinctive slogan used by members of a group
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