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Lesson 2
Lesson 2 Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
09/27/2011

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Boycott

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To take part in an organized group that refuses to use a product or service

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Galvanize

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To stir to action or awareness

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Jovial
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Full of fun and good cheer; sociable
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Macadam
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A paving material made of layers of small stones
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Maverick
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A person who refuses to go along with the views of his or her group; someone who is independent-minded
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Mentor
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A person depended upon for wise advice and guidence
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Nemesis
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Someone or something that is the source of just punishment
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Odyssey
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A long, adventurous, wandering journey
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Quixotic
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Full of impractical ideas
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Tantalize
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To tease or torment by presenting something desirable while it is out of reach
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