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Lessons 11 & 12
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English
12th Grade
05/11/2009
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canard
 Definition
a deliberately misleading story
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wont
 Definition
likely
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etymology
 Definition
the history of a word
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cortege
 Definition
a group of attendants, a retinue
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solecism
 Definition
a deviation in error or speech, manners, or deeds
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demotic
 Definition
relating to ordinary people
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simian
 Definition
related to or resembling an ape or monkey
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impresario
 Definition
an entertainment producer or manager
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requisite
 Definition
required, necessary
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bulwark
 Definition
a defensive wall or embarkment
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malaise
 Definition
vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasiness
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disingenuous
 Definition
insincere, calculating
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crescendo
 Definition
a gradual increase in intensity, force, or volume
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intransigent
 Definition
uncompromising, refusing to moderate
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dogged
 Definition
unrelenting, persistent
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propensity
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a tendency
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condescending
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displaying superiority, patronizing
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compunction
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an uneasiness caused by guilt, a qualm
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sepulcher
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a tomb or burial chamber
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bellicose
 Definition
warlike, inclined to fight
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pulchritude
 Definition
physical beauty
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wizened
 Definition
shriveled or withered from age or illness
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rhapsodize
 Definition
to express oneself enthusiastically
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physiognomy
 Definition
facial features
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voluble
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talkative
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revel
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to take pleasure in
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umbrage
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feeling of offense, resentment
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epiphany
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a revelation, a sudden knowledge or insight
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assiduous
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diligent, persistent
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panacea
 Definition
a cure-all, a remedy for all diseases
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