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Lesson 5
english vocab
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English
10th Grade
03/26/2009

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acrimony
Definition
bitterness or sharpness temper, madness, speech; hostility
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affinity
Definition
attraction for someone or something
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ambivalent
Definition
having mixed opposed feelings about thing or someone
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cessation
Definition
stop final or temporary
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enclave
Definition
region or community encolsed within larger territory
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emaciated
Definition
thin from lack of nourishment; scrawny
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engender
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to produce
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exacerbate
Definition
make more severe; bitter; violent
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illicit
Definition
not allowed
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indigenous
Definition
naturally living or growing in area
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inexorable
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not to be persuaded; relentless
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infatuated
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filled with shallow foolish desires
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insatiable
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never satisfied; greedy
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poignant
Definition
painfully moving, effective, or touching
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proselytize
Definition
to convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause
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