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Unit 3 Chap 13 Vocab
Ch 14 Vocabulary Words
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11th Grade
02/06/2014

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Advocate
Definition
To promote
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Antipathy
Definition
A strong dislike
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emacipate
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To free
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idiosyuncracy
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a personal habit
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imminent
Definition
likely to occur soon
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impede
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To slow down
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iclusive
Definition
Complete
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Jurisdiction
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control
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precarious
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unsafe
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preposterous
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risky
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Austere
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Very Plain
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Esoteric
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Difficult to understand
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Facsimile
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An accurate copy
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Grotesque
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Strange-looking
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Mesmerize
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To fascinate
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Metamorphosis
Definition
change in form
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Notorious
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Regarded negatively
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Perfunctory
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Uninterested
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Provocative
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Attention-getting
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Travesty
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A joking, disrespectful imitation
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Connoisseur
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An authority
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Conspiracy
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A plot
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Contrite
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Sorry
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Distraught
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Upset
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Germane
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Related
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lucid
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easy to understand
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plight
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an unfortunate situation
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superficially
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slightly
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symmetrical
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balanced
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Verbose
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Wordy
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adept
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skillful
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encompass
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to include
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entrepreneur
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a business investor
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eradicate
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to erase
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homogeneous
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the same throughout
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presumptuous
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too forward
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sordid
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ugly
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standardize
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to make the same
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stint
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a length of time
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stringent
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demanding
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exhort
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to urge
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flamboyant
Definition
flashy
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folible
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a minor fault
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innocuous
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without bad effects
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magnanimous
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forgiving
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masochist
Definition
being hurt
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meticulous
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very careful
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rancor
Definition
deep hostility
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recrimination
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an accusation in reply
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repugnant
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disgusting
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anima
Definition
life
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arch archy
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chief
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ben, bene
Definition
good
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-ee
Definition
someone who receives
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-log, -logue
Definition
speaking
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miss, mit
Definition
send
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mort
Definition
death
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poly-
Definition
many
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tempo, tempor
Definition
time
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ten
Definition
keep
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