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Vocab Unit 4
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Language - English
11th Grade
10/06/2009

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conciliatory
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adj. making peace; attemping to resolve a dispute through goodwill
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decorous
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adj. proper; in good taste; orderly (decorum)
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disseminate
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v. to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
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eclectic
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adj. choosing the best from many resources; drawn from many sources
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frugal
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adj. economical; penny-pinching, tacaƱa
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idyllic
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adj. charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful, outdoors SETTING
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mandate
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n. a command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election
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pristine
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adj. wastefully extravagant, perfectly clean
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qualify
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v. to modify or restrict,
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squalor
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n. filth; wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions (negative connotation)
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dis/diff
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(away from, apart, reversal, not) disperse, disseminate, dissipate, dissuade, diffuse.
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e/ef/ex
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(out, out of, from, former, completely) evade, exclude, extricate, exonerate, extort, eshort, expire, exalt, exult, effervesce, extenuate, efface, effusion, egregious
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dys
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(faulty) dysfunctional, dystopia, dyspepsia, dyslexia
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extra
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(outside of, beyond) extraordinary, extrasensory, extraneous, extrapolate
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lect/leg
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(to select, to choose) collect, elect, select, electorate, predilection, eclectic, elegant
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