The following vocabulary words are defined in the chapter. Print this list. Each time you locate a definition, add the definition to this list. Study the list at odd moments until the words are part of your vocabulary.
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acquisition |
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acrid |
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acronyms |
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adhere |
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adherents |
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advocate |
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allusion |
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ambiguous |
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ambivalent |
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anecdotes |
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antidote |
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attributed |
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audacity |
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automaticity |
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barren |
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belligerent |
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bigamy |
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bilateral |
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bizarrely |
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blurted |
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bravado |
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candor |
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charismatic |
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chronic |
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chronological |
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circuitous |
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circumvent |
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clich�s |
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cogent |
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cognition |
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coherent |
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commenced |
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compelling |
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compensation |
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component |
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comprehensive |
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connotations |
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consent |
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conventional |
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correlation |
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credentials |
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credible |
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credulous |
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crude |
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delusions |
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denotations |
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dermatitis |
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dictum |
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disassociate |
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disclaimer |
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disfigured |
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disputing |
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disreputable |
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dissect |
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dissidents |
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domicile |
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eccentric |
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emaciated |
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embodiment |
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ensuing |
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equivalent |
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evokes |
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exonerated |
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explicit |
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exploitation |
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extract |
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extraneous |
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extricate |
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fiction |
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fictitious |
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fluctuations |
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frivolous |
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generated |
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genesis |
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gregarious |
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gridlock |
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guffawed |
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hedonistic |
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hurled |
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hypothesis |
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immobile |
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immobilized |
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implacable |
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implications |
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incarceration |
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inclination |
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incompatible |
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innovations |
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inherently |
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intervening |
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intrinsic |
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irrational |
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justification |
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lexicographer |
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longevity |
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loquacious |
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lore |
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lucrative |
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maligning |
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metaphor |
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mnemonic devices |
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mobile |
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modified |
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monotheism |
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multiplicity |
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multitudes |
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omniscient |
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omnivorous |
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paternity |
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perceptive |
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perforated |
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permeable |
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placated |
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plight |
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polygamy |
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polytheism |
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populous |
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preceding |
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predatory |
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predominantly |
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preliminary |
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prelude |
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pre-owned |
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proponents |
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proximity |
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pseudonyms |
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punitive |
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radical |
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recklessness |
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reconversion |
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rectified |
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redeem |
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repellent |
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reverberation |
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revitalized |
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satirical |
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scavenging |
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simile |
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socialized |
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stereotyping |
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stigma |
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stimulation |
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subdue |
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submersing |
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subordinate |
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subsequent |
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supercilious |
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superfluous |
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synchronized |
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synonym |
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systematically |
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tantalizing |
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terminated |
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trounced |
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upheaval |
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validity |
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vitiated |
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vocal |
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volatile |
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vulnerable |
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