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uv 2
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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
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V take away
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anachronism
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N something that belongs in another time period
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precarious
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ADJ easily changed
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anticlimax
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N an event that is expected to be exciting but turns out to be dissapointing
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accumulate
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V build up
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appease
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V lessen the anger of
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gullible
 Definition
ADJ willing to believe everything
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eulogy
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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
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ADJ watchful
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tripod
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N something with three legs
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versatile
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ADJ able to suit diffrent purposes
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paragon
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N model of excellence
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tremor
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N small earthquake, involuntary shaking of body
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predicament
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N difficult situation
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premonition
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N vision / strong feeling of what'll happen in the future
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distraught
 Definition
deeply upset
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premeate
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V pass through
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drab
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ADJ dull
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ominous
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ADJ a sign of things to come
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ominous
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ADJ forboding, threatening
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