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Vocabulary 8
Fenise Harris
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Language - English
11th Grade
02/10/2016

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Term

Betrothed 

(adj)

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Definition

Engaged to be married.

Me And Trell exchanged gifts to mark their engagement.

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Blasphemy

(N)

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Definition
An act or statement that shows disrepect or irreverence toward something considerd scared.
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Cadence

(N)

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Definition
A rhythm marked by a regular beat.
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Canon

(N)

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Definition
a rule or principle that provide the norm for judgment.
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Denouement

(N)

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Definition
The outcome of a series of event.
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Edict

(N)

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Definition
A Statement or command having the force of law.
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Enamor 

(V)

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Definition
To inspire with love; to captivate.
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Insensate

(adj)

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Definition
Lacking sensation or awareness
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Rengade

(N)

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Definition
A person who deserts one group or cause for another; a traitor.
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Soliloquy

(N)

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Definition

A speech in which a character's thoughts are given verbal expression

 Hamlet's most famous soliloquy begins.

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Stricture

(N)

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Definition

A strong criticism..

The treaty remover mny of the strictures hampering free trade between the two countries

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Triumvirate

(N)

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Definition

A group of three, especially one possessing great power or eminece.

This vestment was in two pieces, one for the front, the other for the back.

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Usurp 

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Definition

To seize and hold power or authority in an illegal or unjust mannner.

The landowners tierd to usurp power from the quess, she outmaneuvered them.

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Vestment 

(N)

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Definition

An outer garment, especially one indicating a role rank or office.

This vestment was in two pieces, one for the front, the other for the back.

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Votary

(N)

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Definition

A person who is devoted  to a cause or organization especially one of a religous nature.

 

He was a man undegraded, the disciple of reason, not the votary  of sense.

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