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Writing
10th Grade
06/11/2013

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Antediluvian
Definition
relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
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Boorish
Definition
rude,clumsy in behavior
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Celerity
Definition
swiftness of action or speed
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Dercorum
Definition
Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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Evade
Definition
to escape using cleverness
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Harass
Definition
to disturb continually
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Incite
Definition
To provoke and urge on
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Ostracize
Definition
to exclude
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Rebuttal
Definition
the act of rebutting
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Revere
Definition
regard as worthy
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Aesth
Definition
feeling;perception
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eth
Definition
habit;moral
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neur
Definition
nerve
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pneum,pneumat
Definition
breath;wind
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opt,ops,op
Definition
sight;view;eye
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ophthalm
Definition
eye
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them,the,thet,thec
Definition
put;place
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thanat,thanas
Definition
death
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necro
Definition
dead
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taph
Definition
tomb
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mnem,mne,mnes
Definition
memory
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soph
Definition
wise
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dys-
Definition
difficult;bad
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-orama
Definition
view
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-oramist
Definition
one who views
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-oramic
Definition
pertaining to viewing
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anesthetic
Definition
a substance that dulls pain
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ophthalmoscope
Definition
instrument used to examine interior of eye or retina.
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philosophical
Definition
relating to study of philosophy: concerned with the study of the nature of life.
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ethical
Definition
of ethics: relating to or involving ethics
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hypothesis
Definition
an educated guess
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dyschromatopsia
Definition
incomplete color blindness
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neuralgia
Definition
is an intense burning or stabbing pain caused by irritation of or damage to a nerve.
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necropolis
Definition
a large cemetery
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cyclorama
Definition
a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc.
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pneumatic
Definition
using gas (as air or wind)
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epitaph
Definition
speech or writing commemorating a dead person
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euthanasia
Definition
painless killing to relieve suffering
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thanatopsis
Definition
A meditation upon death
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amnesia
Definition
When people lose their ability to memorize data
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synopsis
Definition
a summary or text
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