English 3 Week 9 & 10 Vocab Cards

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tenet

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a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true

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scintillating

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brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty

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anachronistic

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an error in chronology especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other

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ardor

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an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling, extreme vigor or energy : intensity

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asunder

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into parts, apart from each other

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bequeath

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to give or leave by will, to hand down

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reconnaissance

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a preliminary survey to gain information

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rectify

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to set right, to correct by removing errors

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regale

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to entertain sumptuously, to give pleasure or amusement to

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semantic

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of or relating to meaning in language.