Vocabulary : Unit 5: review

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Adv Comp 02 04 08

• Vocabulary Unit 5 review
• Literature Introduction to Angelas Ashes
• H\Angela's Ashes\Angelas Ashes.ppt
• Begin reading from the book beneath the bin.
• You will be issued your own copy soon
• Chapter 12 Argumentation pp 529-554
• Read and make notes to be checked for daily
  grade
• Senior Project Present Evidence of Research
  submit if you havent shown me your research yet.

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• Vocabulary Unit 5
• Review

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• (vb.) to acquire as a result of effort to
  gather and store away as for future use.
• (n.) a fabrication of the mind an arbitrary
  notion
• (vb.) to correct to alter to serve a new or
  different purpose

• garner
• figment
• emend

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• (adj.) intended for or understood only by a
  select few, private, secret
• vb.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify,
  consecrate to honor greatly, revere

• esoteric
• hallow

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• (vb.) to portray, sketch or describe in accurate
  vivid detail to represent pictorially
• (n.) an arbitrary order or decree a command or
  act of the will or consciousness

• delineate
• fiat

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• (n.) reasoning that sounds plausible but is
  actually unsound a fallacy
• (adj.) according to reputation or general belief
  having a wide spread acceptance or general belief
• (n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or
  identify

• sophistry
• reputed
• idiosyncrasy

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• (adj.) costly, rich, magnificent
• (adj.) conceited, presumptuous excessive,
  immoderate
• (n.) shame and disgrace

• sumptuous
• overweening
• ignominy

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• (adj.) brought to a state of evil and
  corruption, devoid of moral principals
• (n) sharpness ( particularly of the mind or the
  senses

• depraved
• acuity

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• (adj..) earthly, worldly, relating to practical
  and material affairs concerned with what is
  ordinary
• (n.) a curse, expression of hatred and
  condemnation

• mundane
• malediction

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• (adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation
  intellectually productive
• (vb.) to weaken, lessen the mental, moral or
  physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring
• (vb.) to portray, sketch or describe in accurate
  vivid detail to represent pictorially

• fecund
• enervate
• delineate

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• (n.) a subtle or slight variation( as in color,
  meaning, quality), delicate gradation of shade of
  difference
• (adj.) present or existing everywhere.
• (n.) a strong attraction or inclination

• nuance
• ubiquitous
• penchant

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