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General Vocab
9th Grade
03/08/2009

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polarize
Definition
to break up into opposing factions or groups
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chastise
Definition
to discipline, to criticize severly
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tantilize
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to excite by exposing something desireable while keeping it out of reach
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synchronize
Definition
to occur at the same time, simultaneous
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surmise
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to guess; to infer without sufficient evidence
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demise
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death; the end
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hiatus
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a gap or an interruptionin space, time, or continuity; a break
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evince
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to show or demostrate clearly
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crux
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the main point, the heart of the matter
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apex
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the highest point; peak
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gastronomy
Definition
the art of good eating
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propinquity
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proximity; nearness; kinship
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animosity
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feelings of bitter hostility; ill-will
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cupidity
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excessive greed
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depravity
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extreme wickedness
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hierarchy
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categorization of a group according to ability or status
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plucky
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brave and spirited; courageous
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gravity
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seriousness of importance
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patrimony
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and inheritance from a father or ancestor; anything inherited
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canopy
Definition
a covering
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