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Lesson 6
english vocan
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English
10th Grade
04/08/2009

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ameliorate
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to make better; to improve
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baleful
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express hatred or evil; harmful
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berate
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to criticize vigorously
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circumvent
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avoid through craftiness
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compunction
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feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt
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condone
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pardon or excuse; accept w/ out punishment
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diminutive
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very small; tiny
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euphemism
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polite term used to avoid naming something considered offensive or unpleasant
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expendable
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able to be used up and discarded or replaced
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heresy
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expression of shocking; unnacceptable news
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profane
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1.treat with scorn or irreverance
2.not connected with religion; worldly
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infirmity
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phhysical or mental weakness
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recompense
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pay or compensate; payment
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repast
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food and drink; meal
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servitude
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lack of freedom; forced labor
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