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uv 2
uv 2
25
Language - English
9th Grade
10/29/2008

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Term
misogyny
Definition
N hatred of women
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perpetrator
Definition
N one who commits an offense, a criminal
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diffrenciate
Definition
V decide
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unbecoming
Definition
ADJ (of behavior) not suited to polite sciety
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revoke
Definition
V take away
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anachronism
Definition
N something that belongs in another time period
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precarious
Definition
ADJ easily changed
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anticlimax
Definition
N an event that is expected to be exciting but turns out to be dissapointing
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accumulate
Definition
V build up
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appease
Definition
V lessen the anger of
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gullible
Definition
ADJ willing to believe everything
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eulogy
Definition
N speech made to praise (often a dead one)
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
N a behavior that is distinctive to a particular person
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vigilant
Definition
ADJ watchful
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tripod
Definition
N something with three legs
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versatile
Definition
ADJ able to suit diffrent purposes
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paragon
Definition
N model of excellence
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tremor
Definition
N small earthquake, involuntary shaking of body
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predicament
Definition
N difficult situation
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premonition
Definition
N vision / strong feeling of what'll happen in the future
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distraught
Definition
deeply upset
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premeate
Definition
V pass through
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drab
Definition
ADJ dull
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ominous
Definition
ADJ a sign of things to come
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ominous
Definition
ADJ forboding, threatening
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