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Lesson 2
Vocab L2
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English
11th Grade
09/20/2012
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Impotent
 Definition

Adj, Powerless, lacking strength 

 
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Antithesis
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N, An exact opposite.
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Maelstrom
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N, whirlpool
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Emendation
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N, A correction 
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Chagrin
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N, Embarrassment
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Bauble

 

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N, A showy but useless thing
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Diaphanous
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Adj, Very sheer and light
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Labyrinth
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N, A complicated network of winding passages
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Gloat
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V, To look at or think about with great satisfaction
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Impediment

 

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N, A barrier, obstruction
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Bestial
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Adj, Savage, brutal
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Effete
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Adj, worn out, barren
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Shard
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N, Fragment
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Bland
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Adj, mild tasteless
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Nihilism
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N, A total rejection of established laws
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