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lesson 7
english vocab
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English
10th Grade
04/15/2009

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castigate
Definition
punish by criticizing sharply
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colloquial
Definition
informal language
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epitaph
Definition
words carved on tombstone in memory of deceased
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exodus
Definition
mass departure
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inter
Definition
put in a grave; to bury
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lacerate
Definition
tear or cut roughly
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largesse
Definition
act of giving generously
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obituary
Definition
notice of someone's death, in newspaper
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omnivorous
Definition
1.eat animals and vegetable food.
2. take in everything available
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permeate
Definition
pass through; to spread throughout
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rendition
Definition
interpretation; a performance
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resurgence
Definition
revival; rising again to life, use, acceptance
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stereotype
Definition
generalization used to characterize a person with out acknowledging individual differences
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stipend
Definition
fixed amount of pay to help cover living expenses
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subservient
Definition
servile; serving or acting in a subordinate manner
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