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Lesson 25
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25
Literature
9th Grade
02/19/2013

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arcane
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secret, mysterious
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artifacts
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simple objects showing human workmanship
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atone
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to make amends
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callow
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immature, inexperienced
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clamor
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loud noise or shouting
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countenance
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to condone or to give approval
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dilettante
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an aimless and superficial follower of the arts, a dabbler
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foreboding
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premonition of evil, an ominous omen
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hack
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one who forfeits professional integrity in exchange for money or reward
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impede
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to interfere with or to obstruct the progress
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indubitable
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not open to question or doubt
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invective
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critical or abusive language; violent abuse
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philanthropist
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one who tries to do good for mankind; lover of mankind
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precursor
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something that comes before, forerunner
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relish
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to take great pleasure or delight in
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rhetoric
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the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language
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rigor
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strictness, severity
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somnambulist
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a sleepwalker
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stymie
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to block, to present an obstacle
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tepid
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moderately warm; laking in passion, force, or animation
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unkempt
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disheveled in appearence
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vacuous
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lacking content; marked by a lack of intelligence
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varigated
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changed in appearance by using or applying different colors
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vehement
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forcefully expressing emotion or conviction
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zealot
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one who embraces a cause and supports it with vigor
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