Vocabulary Lesson 2 English II

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Vocabulary Lesson 2 English II

• Analogy--noun--resemblance between items
  otherwise unalike
• Excerpt--noun--a copied or quoted section from a
  book or other print also a verb--to take out or
  quote from a book or other print to extract
• Posthumous--adj.--coming after one has died, such
  as a posthumous award

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Vocabulary Lesson 2 English II

• Electorate--noun--all the persons who have the
  right to vote in an election
• Paternal--adj.--acting fatherly related to
  someone on ones fathers side, such as a
  paternal aunt
• Heresy--noun--any belief that is against the
  belief held by most people

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Vocabulary 2 English II

• Antiquity--noun--the early period of history,
  especially before the Middle Ages
• Pauper--noun--a very poor person, especially one
  living on charity
• Prophetic--adj.--predictive relating to the
  foretelling of the future
• Ethical--adj.--concerning or based on moral
  principles or serious ideals

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Vocabulary Lesson 3 English II

• Amiableadj.having a pleasant disposition
  congenial good-natured
• Succumbverbto yield to an overwhelming force
  to give in or give up
• Vibrantadj.pulsing or throbbing with energy,
  such as a vibrant personality

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Vocabulary Lesson 3 English II

• Indomitableadj.incapable of being overcome
  unconquerable untameable
• Malleableadj.capable of being formed or shaped
  by hammering or applying pressure capable of
  being altered or influenced
• Whimsicaladj.unpredictable unusually full of
  curiosity characterized by out-of-the-ordinary
  behavior

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Vocabulary Lesson 3 Eng II

• Bayou-a marshy inlet or outlet of a river or
  lake, especially in parts of the southern U.S
• Visage-a face or facial expression appearance
• Grimace-to make a face showing pain, annoyance
  and the like
• Melodramatic-overly dramatic, emotional, or
  sentimental sensational