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Lesson 8
Literature Citizen Kane
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English
11th Grade
11/18/2011

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COMELY
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adj. having a pleasant appearance; attractive; suitable
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DECADENCE
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n. a process,condition, or period of decline or decay; deterioration; moral decay
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ERRONEOUS
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adj. false; mistaken; incorrect
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FLAUNT
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v. to show off; to display oneself proudly or conspicuously
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HYPERCRITICAL
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adj. to severe in judgment
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IRASCIBLE
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adj. easily angered; given to outburst of temper; irritable
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MISCREANT
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n. a villain; an evildoer; adj. criminal; evil
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OSTENTATIOUS
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adj. too showy; done in an overly elaborate way to attract attention
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PRETENTIOUS
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adj. claiming an undeserved distinction; affectedly grand
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STEREOTYPE
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n. a generalized, oversimplified view or opinion that members of a group rigidly apply to a thing, an idea, or another group
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