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Lesson 4 Vocab
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11th Grade
05/25/2013
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Admonition
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warning; advice
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Archetype
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a perfect example of a kind, type, or group
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Beholden
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obliged or indebted
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Conversely
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on the other hand
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Denigrate
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to belittle
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Dictatorial
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overbearing or domineering
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Efface
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to erase or rub out
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Increment
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an increase step by step; enlargement
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Indissoluble
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binding; unable to break
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Infinitesimal
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so small as to be immeasurable
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Inure
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to get used to something undesirable by continuous subjection to it
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Jettison
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to throw overboard, usually to lighten a boat or ship
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Maw
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the stomach of a hungry animal
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Opaque
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can’t be seen through
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Patines
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thin layers
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Pique
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to be vexed
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Similitude
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similar; parable
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Stratify
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to arrange in layers
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Talisman
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a lucky charm
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Unencumbered
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free of a burden
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