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vocab
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33
Language - English
11th Grade
06/15/2011
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anent
 Definition
in regard to, concerning
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bagatelle
 Definition
of little value/importance
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blase
 Definition
unimpressed/bored with life
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betenoire
 Definition
person or thing especially disliked
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condescend
 Definition
come down from a higher level
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dilettante
 Definition
one who takes up an art (lover)
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facade
 Definition
building facing a public way
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faux pas
 Definition
slip, blunder, accident
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firmament
 Definition
vault of heaven sky
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heath
 Definition
land, open uncultivated
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hermetic
 Definition
made air tight
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ignominy
 Definition
disgrace
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maladroit
 Definition
unskillful awkward
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malediction
 Definition
curse
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martinet
 Definition
strict disciplinary
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mettlesome
 Definition
spirited couragous
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milieu
 Definition
surroundings
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mot juste
 Definition
just right word
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peccadillo
 Definition
very minor offense
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peon
 Definition
unskilled laborer
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picaro
 Definition
rouge
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puerile
 Definition
what a child would do positive
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pyrrhic
 Definition
containing 2 unaccented syllables
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reparte
 Definition
quick witty reply
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salvo
 Definition
salutary gunfire
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savoir faire
 Definition
knowing just what to do
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scintillate
 Definition
sparkle
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sobriquet
 Definition
nickname
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sotto voce
 Definition
soft voice low
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stripling
 Definition
youth
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vendetta
 Definition
private feud
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verity
 Definition
being true
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vignette
 Definition
decorative design
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